| electrocautery |
the sealing of tissue by an instrument that uses an electric current to produce heat; used, for example, to stop bleeding. |
| electrochemistry |
the branch of chemistry that deals with the production of electricity by chemical changes and vice versa. |
| electroconvulsive therapy |
see "electroshock therapy." |
| electrocute |
to kill by electricity, esp. to execute (a condemned prisoner) by electricity, as in an electric chair. |
| electrode |
a solid conductor through which an electric current enters or exits from an electric or electronic device. [2 definitions] |
| electrodynamics |
(used with a sing. verb) the branch of physics that deals with the relationship between electric, magnetic, and mechanical phenomena. |
| electroencephalogram |
the graphic pattern recorded by an electroencephalograph of electric activity in the brain; EEG. |
| electroencephalograph |
an instrument that measures and records electric activity in the brain. |
| electroless |
combined form of electro. |
| electrologist |
one who is trained in the use of electrolysis to remove body hair, moles, and warts. |
| electrolysis |
chemical change produced by the passage of electric current through an electrolyte. [2 definitions] |
| electrolyte |
a conducting solution in which the movement of non-metallic ions accompanies a flow of electric current. [2 definitions] |
| electrolytic |
of, from, or pertaining to electrolysis. [2 definitions] |
| electrolyze |
to subject to electrolysis. |
| electromagnet |
a magnet in which an iron or steel core is magnetized by the electric current in the coil of insulated wire wound around it. |
| electromagnetic |
of or pertaining to an electromagnet or electromagnetism. |
| electromagnetics |
(used with a sing. verb) the branch of physics that concerns the relationship between magnetism and electricity; electromagnetism. |
| electromagnetic spectrum |
the entire range of electromagnetic frequencies from radio, the lowest, to gamma rays, the highest. |
| electromagnetic wave |
a wave that contains a magnetic and electric component and that is created by an accelerating electric charge, such as a radio wave, x-ray, or light. |
| electromagnetism |
magnetism produced by electric current. [2 definitions] |
| electromechanical |
of, relating to, or being a device or process in which mechanical movement is used to create an electrical signal or in which an electrical signal is used to create mechanical movement. |