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bioelectricity

noun

Etymology

From bio- + electricity.

  1. derived from ἤλεκτρον — “amber”
  2. borrowed from ēlectricus — “electrical; of amber”
  3. suffixed as electricity — “electric + ity”
  4. prefixed as bioelectricity — “bio + electricity”

Definitions

  1. Any form of electricity generated within an organism, especially by a muscle or nerve.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for bioelectricity. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA