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cataphoresis

[kat-uh-fuh-ree-sis]

noun

  1. Medicine/Medical.the causing of medicinal substances to pass through or into living tissues in the direction of flow of a positive electric current.

  2. Physical Chemistry.electrophoresis.

cataphoresis

/ ˌkætəfəˈrɛtɪk, ˌkætəfəˈriːsɪs /

noun

  1. another name for electrophoresis

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Other Word Forms

  • cataphoretic adjective
  • cataphoretically adverb
  • ˌٲˈپ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cataphoresis1

1885–90; < New Latin, equivalent to cata- cata- + New Greek óŧ a being borne, equivalent to ǰŧ- (variant stem of é𾱲 to bear 1, carry) + -sis -sis

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