Electrotonus

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

  Electrotonus \E`lec*trot"o*nus\, n. [NL., fr. combining form
     electro- + Gr. ? tension.] (Physiol.)
     The modified condition of a nerve, when a constant current of
     electricity passes through any part of it. See
     {Anelectrotonus}, and {Catelectrotonus}.
     [1913 Webster]