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That phase of mesmerism or animal magnetism, the phenomena of which are supposed to be produced by a form of electricity.

That phase of mesmerism or animal magnetism, the phenomena of which are supposed to be produced by a form of electricity.

n. [Greek] That phase of mesmerism in which the actions, feelings, &c., of a mesmerized person are supposed to be controlled by the will of the operator; —the science of the electrical currents developed in living organisms.