Anelectrotonus

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Anelectrotonus \An`e*lec*trot"o*nus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? up + E.
     electrotonus.] (Physiol.)
     The condition of decreased irritability of a nerve in the
     region of the positive electrode or anode on the passage of a
     current of electricity through it. --Foster.
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