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EXCITATION GALVANIQUE [1 record]

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Record 1 1980-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physiotherapy
OBS

galvanization: The transmission of a direct current of low electromotive force through any part of the body for the purpose of diagnosing or treating disease.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physiothérapie
CONT

Électrodiagnostic de stimulation. (...) Lorsque le muscle privé de ses connexions nerveuses dégénère, sa réponse à l'excitation galvanique directe devient lente, voire galvanotonique, c'est-à-dire qu'elle se prolonge jusqu'à la rupture du courant.

OBS

Galvanisation: Application de courants galvaniques à des structures vivantes (nerfs, muscles) dans une intention expérimentale diagnostique ou thérapeutique.

Spanish

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