Thesaurus: galvanism

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1. n. Electricity excited by the mutual action of certain liquids and metals; dynamical electricity.
2. n. The branch of physical science which treats of dynamical elecricity, or the properties and effects of electrical currents.
3. n. electricity produced by chemical action
4. n. the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis)
5. (a) Electricity excited by the mutual action of certain liquids and metals; dynamical electricity. (b) The branch of physical science which treats of dynamical elecricity, or the properties and effects of electrical currents. Note: The words galvanism and galvanic, formerly in very general use, are now rarely employed. For the latter, voltaic, from the name of Volta, is commonly used.
6. n. electricity produced by chemical action