iontophoresis

iontophoresis
A treatment in which electrodes are put in contact with tissue and a voltage is applied in order to introduce an ionized medication

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  • Iontophoresis — Intervention ICD 9 CM 99.27 Iontophoresis (a.k.a. Electromotive Drug Administration (EMDA)) is a technique using a small electric charge to deliver a medicine or other chemical through the skin. It is basically an injection without the needle.… …   Wikipedia

  • iontophoresis — [ī än΄tō fə rē′sis] n. [ModL < ionto , ion, ionic (< Gr iont , iōn: see ION) + Gr phorēsis, a being carried < phērein, BEAR1] a medical technique in which an electric current is used to drive ions of chemicals through the skin and into… …   English World dictionary

  • Iontophoresis — A transdermal delivery system in which a substance bearing a charge is propelled through the skin by a low electrical current. This method can be used to drive a drug across the skin barrier, as is done with pilocarpine to stimulate sweating in… …   Medical dictionary

  • iontophoresis — jontoforezė statusas Aprobuotas sritis vaistų vartojimo būdai apibrėžtis Jonizuotosios ( ųjų) veikliosios ( iųjų) medžiagos ( ų) įterpimas per sveiką odą elektros srove. atitikmenys: angl. iontophoresis vok. zur Iontophorese pranc. iontophorèse… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • iontophoresis — noun (plural iontophoreses) Etymology: New Latin, from ionto ion (from Greek iont , iōn, present participle of ienai) + phoresis Date: 1909 the introduction of an ionized substance (as a drug) through intact skin by the application of a direct… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • iontophoresis — Movement of ions as a result of an applied electric field. For example the delivery of a charged molecule from the end of a micropipette without hydraulic flow …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • iontophoresis — iontophoretic /uy on teuh feuh ret ik/, adj. /uy on teuh feuh ree sis/, n. a painless alternative to drug injection in which a weak electrical current is used to stimulate drug carrying ions to pass through intact skin. [1905 10; < Gk iont (s. of …   Universalium

  • iontophoresis — [ʌɪˌɒntə(ʊ)fə ri:sɪs] noun Medicine a technique of introducing ionic medicinal compounds through the skin by applying a local electric current. Origin early 20th cent.: from ion, on the pattern of electrophoresis …   English new terms dictionary

  • iontophoresis — ion·to·pho·re·sis …   English syllables

  • iontophoresis — n. the technique of introducing through the skin, by means of an electric current, charged particles of a drug, so that it reaches a deep site. The method has been used to transfer salicylate ions through the skin in the treatment of deep… …   The new mediacal dictionary

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