Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A condition in which there is a weakening of an electric current passed through a muscle.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Physiol.) A condition of the muscles induced by exposure to severe cold, in which the electrical action of the muscle is reversed.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun biology, archaic A condition of the
muscles induced byexposure to severecold , in which theelectrical action of themuscle isreversed .
Etymologies
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para- + electro- + Ancient Greek law.
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