adjective
- of, relating to, or produced by the passage of electric current through living tissue, especially nerve or muscle tissue
Usage: technical; physiology
Examples
- The electrotonic potential was measured across the nerve membrane during stimulation.
- Electrotonic conduction allows electrical signals to spread along the axon.
- Researchers studied electrotonic effects on muscle fiber excitability.
- The electrotonic response of the tissue was recorded using microelectrodes.