electrophysiological
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8.5
- adjective
- /ɪˌlɛktrəˌfɪziəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
- Specialized
:
electrofisiológico
- Doctors often rely on electrophysiological tests to diagnose issues with heart rhythm and electrical signals.
- electrophysiological activity
- electrophysiological disease
- electrophysiological recording
Examples
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The role of the ATP-sensitive potassium channel in mediating these electrophysiological changes is emphasized.
Academic text (1995) -
In patients who have undergone electrophysiological assessment, sinus node function and atrioventricular conduction seem to be preserved.
Academic text (2002) -
Consequently, it becomes a question of whether the results obtained in electrophysiological assessment can be related to the behavior seen in awake animals.
Academic text (2016) -
5 SADS might therefore represent a different and previously unidentified spectrum of genetic electrophysiological disease.
Academic text (2003) -
We suggest an electrophysiological mechanism to explain the propensity of the subendocardium to ischemic injury.
Academic text (1995) -
An explanation for the effectiveness of this treatment in detrusor hyperreflexia is based on animal experiments and electrophysiological studies in human beings.
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Potential causes include genetic conditions, such as long QT syndrome, that produce cardiac electrophysiological dysfunction without structural disease.
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Molecular and electrophysiological methods have begun to identify a complex ensemble of sodium channels in DRG neurons.
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Preoperative electrophysiological testing (EMG/NCS) confirmed an isolated axillary nerve injury in all patients.
Academic text (2015) -
Histological and electrophysiological features show that exposure to CWAs can cause axonal and myelin neuropathy in peripheral nerves.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
5
6.0
Relating to the electrical activity in living things
2
6.4
Relating to electrical signals in living things
Relating to the electrical activity of cells or tissues
Surface Forms
Morphology
electrophysiological = physiological (transparent) = electro + physiolog + ical
The word is a standard technical prefixation of 'physiological' with 'electro-', so the component meanings combine directly.
Etymology
The word electrophysiological comes from electro- 'electric', physio- 'body', and -logical 'study of'. So, it means 'the study or measurement of electric activity in living tissues or cells', which is why doctors and researchers use electrophysiological tests to measure signals from the heart or brain.