Electrodes
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Mediums used between an electric conductor and the object to which the current is to be applied. In electrotherapy, electrodes are instruments with a point or surface from which to transmit electric current to the body of a patient or to another instrument; in electrodiagnosis, they are needles or metal plates used to stimulate or record the electrical activity of tissue. (From Dorland, 28th ed) |
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| Also Called: |
Anode,Cathode |
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Equipment and Supplies (1966-1967) |
Electrodes Categories.
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Electrodes, Implanted - Electric conductors through which an electric current enters or leaves a medium. When inserted, usually surgically, they are referred to as implanted electrodes. |
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Ion-Selective Electrodes - Electrodes which can be used to measure the concentration of particular ions in cells, tissues, or solutions. |
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Microelectrodes - Electrodes with an extremely small tip, used in a voltage clamp or other apparatus to stimulate or record bioelectric potentials of single cells intracellularly or extracellularly. (Dorland, 28th ed) |
Electrodes Definitions and Terms
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