Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The use of an electric current to transport an ionized substance, especially a drug, through the skin.

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  • noun medicine A treatment in which electrodes are put in contact with tissue and a voltage is applied in order to introduce an ionized medication

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  • noun therapy that uses a local electric current to introduce the ions of a medicine into the tissues

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[From Greek ion, iont-, something that goes; see ion + –phoresis.]

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Examples

  • Now, a prescription anti-perspirant may be necessary, but other effective treatments to ask your doctor about, anti-anxiety and antidepressant medications, botox injections or even a procedure called iontophoresis, in which a low electrical current is delivered to the affected areas.

    CNN Transcript Sep 27, 2008 2008

  • SmartRelief consists of a controlled delivery technology that uses rapidly transports medication through the skin using a process called iontophoresis. www.nupathe.com is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of branded therapeutics for diseases of the central nervous system including neurological and psychiatric disorders.

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  • One delivery technique for the eye is called iontophoresis, in which a low current pushes the treatment into the cells.

    EurekAlert! - Breaking News 2009

  • We will use a number of treatments including manual therapy and a treatment called iontophoresis which delivers steroid medication to the painful area reducing the swelling and inflammation in those tissues.

    Desert Dispatch : Top Story 2009

  • We will use a number of treatments including manual therapy and a treatment called iontophoresis which delivers steroid medication to the painful area reducing the swelling and inflammation in those tissues.

    Desert Dispatch : Top Story 2009

  • One delivery technique for the eye is called iontophoresis, in which a low current pushes the treatment into the cells.

    Health News from Medical News Today 2009

  • We will use a number of treatments including manual therapy and a treatment called iontophoresis which delivers steroid medication to the painful area reducing the swelling and inflammation in those tissues.

    Desert Dispatch : Top Story 2009

  • And it is called "iontophoresis", but once I really checked the price of this treatment I got shocked!

    MyLinkVault Newest Links 2008

  • Non surgical options include: aluminum chloride, a topical solution that is very similar to the active chemical in an antiperspirant and is applied directly to the hands; iontophoresis, an electrical current that is applied to a solution into which the hands are placed; botulinum A neurotoxin, the toxin is injected into the palms of the hands every 7 to 12 months; anticholinergic drugs, a prescription drug that may decrease or stop sweating.

    Dr. Rock Positano: Excessively Sweaty Hands: A Slippery Slope When It Comes To Social Functioning 2008

  • Vyteris 'proprietary active transdermal smart patch technology delivers drugs comfortably through the skin using low-level electrical energy (iontophoresis).

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

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    April 30, 2019