The therapeutic application of electricity to the body

• Electricity produced by chemical action

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. electricity produced by chemical action the therapeutic application of electricity to the body [syn: electric healing , electrical healing ]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"electricity produced by chemical action," 1797, from French galvanisme or Italian galvanismo , from Luigi Galvani (1737-1798), professor of anatomy at Bologna, who discovered it c.1792 while running currents through the legs of dead frogs.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ They were by far outnumbered by recent volumes on chemistry, electricity, galvanism , and natural philosophy.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
In biology , galvanism is the contraction of a muscle that is stimulated by an electric current . In physics and chemistry , it is the induction of electrical current from a chemical reaction, typically between two chemicals with differing electronegativities ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Voltaism \Vol"ta*ism\, n. [Cf. F. volta["i]sme.] (Physics) That form of electricity which is developed by the chemical action between metals and different liquids; voltaic electricity; also, the science which treats of this form of electricity; -- called ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The chemical generation of electricity. 2 The therapeutic use of electricity.