bioelectric
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6.0
- adjective
- /ˌbaɪoʊɪˈlɛktrɪk/
- Specialized
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bioeléctrico
- Scientists are studying the bioelectric properties of nerve cells to understand how they transmit information.
- bioelectric signaling
Examples
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Now Michael Levin and colleagues at Tufts University are exploring new realms of the little-understood area of bioelectric signaling.
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The bioelectric signals in our bodies are essential for communication between cells.
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No change in bioelectric activity.
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Bioelectric energy and quantum shift indicators are stable.
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So perhaps it's not surprising that bioelectric signaling is involved.
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Right now, bioelectric signaling is still as mysterious as it is powerful.
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Captures the bioelectric energy fields around living organisms.
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Brain bioelectric activity data indicated that listening to music resulted in an enhancement of the coherence function.
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But in other experiments, the researchers found that bioelectric cues could influence not only whether a new structure grew but also what the new structure was.
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A more accurate approach is to combine BMI with the bioelectric impedance measurements, as is done in the Tanita athletic and body water algorithms.
Academic text (2006)
Synonyms
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6.4
Relating to electrical signals in living things
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8.5
About the electrical activity in nerves, muscles, or the brain
Relating to the electrical activity of cells or tissues
Compounds
- Specialized
An electric charge difference across cells or tissues that helps signals travel
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bioelectric mixes bio- meaning 'life', as in biology, and electric meaning 'related to electricity'. So bioelectric literally means the 'electricity of living things', which is why it describes electrical processes in animals and plants.