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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CATELECTROTONUS
Cat
`e *lec *
trot
"o *
nus,
n.
Etym:
[
NL.
,
fr.
Gr.
Electro-
) + (
Physics
)
Defn:
The
condition
of
increased
irritability
of
a
nerve
in
the
region
of
the
cathode
or
negative
electrode,
on
the
passage
of
a
current
of
electricity
through
it.