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.
electrocholecystectomy
Rarely used term for removal of the gallbladder by electrosurgery.
electrochromatography
A chemical separation technique in analytical chemistry, biochemistry, and molecular biology which is used to resolve and to separate mostly large biomolecules; such as, proteins.
Electrochromatography is a combination of size exclusion chromatography (gel filtration chromatography) and gel electrophoresis.
The term "gel" in this instance refers to the matrix used to contain, then separate the target molecules.
electrocision
electrocoagulation
A procedure that uses an electrical current to stop bleeding.
electrocochleography
1. A measurement of the electrical potentials generated in the inner ear as a result of sound stimulation.
2. The measurement of electrical activity produced when the cochlea is stimulated.
A needle electrode is passed through the eardrum and placed on the cochlea. The electrical activity is then recorded.
electroculture
The use of electricity to grow crops.
electrocute
electrocution
electrode
1. A solid electric conductor through which an electric current enters or leaves an electrolytic cell or other medium.
2. A collector or emitter of electric charge or of electric-charge carriers, as in a semiconducting device.
electrodeposit
1. To deposit a substance; especially, a metal, on an electrode by using electrolysis.
2. A substance deposited by using electrolysis.
electrodeposition
An electrolytic process in which a metal is deposited at the cathode from a solution of its ions; used in the manufacture of semiconductors.
electrodermal
electrodermatome
electrodiagnosis
electrodiagnostics
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