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Definition of: cataphoresis
(kat′ə·fə·rē′sis) noun
1. The movement of medicinal substances in or through living tissue under the influence of an electric field.
2. Electrophoresis. [<NL <Gk. kata- down + phorēsis carrying <pherein bear, carry]
—cat′a·pho·ret′ic (-ret′ik) adjective
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