GALVANIZATION, LOCALIZED
\ɡˌalvɐna͡ɪzˈe͡ɪʃən], \ɡˌalvɐnaɪzˈeɪʃən], \ɡ_ˌa_l_v_ɐ_n_aɪ_z_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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A mode of employing galvanism, proposed by Duchenne, of Boulogne, by which, he conceives, the electric influence may be arrested, at will, in the skin; or, without any incision or puncture, the skin may be traversed, and the electric influence be limited to the organs which it covers-to the nerves, muscles, and even the bones.
By Robley Dunglison
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