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ELECTRO-VITAL

ELECTRO-VITAL E *lec `tro-vi "tal, a.

 

Defn: Derived from, or dependent upon, vital processes; -- said of certain electric currents supposed by some physiologists to circulate in the nerves of animals.

 

ELECTRO-VITALISM

ELECTRO-VITALISM E *lec `tro-vi "tal *ism, n. (Physiol.)

 

Defn: The theory that the functions of living organisms are dependent upon electricity or a kindred force.