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bioelectricity

 
American Heritage Dictionary:

bi·o·e·lec·tric·i·ty

('ō-ĭ-lĕk-trĭs'ĭ-tē, -ē'lĕk-) pronunciation
n.
An electric current that is generated by living tissue, such as nerve and muscle.


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electric current or electric potential produced in living organisms.
bioelectric adj.

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The electrical phenomena that appear in living tissues, as that generated by muscle and nerve.

 
 
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