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galvanism

[ gal-vuh-niz-uhm ]

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noun

galvanism

/ ˈɡælvəˌnɪzəm /

obsolete.
electricity, esp when produced by chemical means as in a cell or battery
med treatment involving the application of electric currents to tissues

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1790–1800; < French galvanisme, named after Luigi Galvani; -ism

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C18: via French from Italian galvanismo, after Luigi Galvani

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Back in 1875 Beard and Rockwell speak of two cases, one cured and the other relieved by descending galvanism.

But galvanism applied to the spinal cord in the neck, causes contraction of blood-vessels.

I laid great stress on the 3/8's, and the galvanism, and took them on trust, ignorant as to their functions.

This mental galvanism was rewarded by improved pay, enabling them to live comfortably till the end of 1838.

No medical man should give any female up who is flooding, no matter how severely, till he has tried Galvanism.

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