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Definition of: galvanism
(gal′və·niz′əm) noun
1. A flow of electricity as produced by chemical action.
2. Med. The therapeutic application of a continuous electric current from voltaic cells. [after Luigi Galvani + -ISM]
—gal′va·nist noun
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