electro-, electr-, electri-

(Greek > Latin: electric, electricity)

From amber, resembling amber, generated from amber which when rubbed vigorously [as by friction], produced the effect of static electricity, as described by Dr. William Gilbert [1540-1603] in a treatise on the magnet in 1600.

electroscope

electrosection

electrosome

electrosonic

electrostatic

electrostethograph

An electrical instrument that amplifies or records the respiratory and cardiac sounds of the chest.

electrosurgery

electrotaxis, electrotactic

1. The movement of cells or organisms in response to electric current. It can be either negative, when movement is toward the anode, or positive, when movement is toward the cathode.
2. Electric current.

electrotechnology

electrothanasia

Death caused by electrocution including lightning, accidental exposure to electricity, and formal execution.

electrotherapeutics

electrotherapeutist

electrotherapist

electrotherapy

electrotherapy, electrotherapeutics

Use of electricity in the treatment of disease.

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electro-, electr-, electri-

(Greek > Latin: electric, electricity)

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