electrophysiology

noun

elec·​tro·​phys·​i·​ol·​o·​gy i-ˌlek-trō-ˌfi-zē-ˈä-lə-jē How to pronounce electrophysiology (audio)
1
: physiology that is concerned with the electrical aspects of physiological phenomena
2
: electrical phenomena associated with a physiological process (such as the function of a body or bodily part)
electrophysiology of the eye
electrophysiological
i-ˌlek-trō-ˌfi-zē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl How to pronounce electrophysiology (audio)
adjective
or less commonly electrophysiologic
i-ˌlek-trō-ˌfi-zē-ə-ˈlä-jik How to pronounce electrophysiology (audio)
electrophysiologically
i-ˌlek-trō-ˌfi-zē-ə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce electrophysiology (audio)
adverb
electrophysiologist
i-ˌlek-trō-ˌfi-zē-ˈä-lə-jist How to pronounce electrophysiology (audio)
noun

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The team made this discovery through advanced imaging techniques and electrophysiology to observe how the rodents transmitted the sensation of cool temperatures from skin to brain. — New Atlas, 8 Aug. 2025 Lacking the adrenaline of interventional cardiology or the industry attention of electrophysiology, its meetings would take place in half-empty conference rooms, away from the main action. — Vishal Khetpal, STAT, 2 Apr. 2026 Compared to electrophysiology, which often focuses on electricity in the brain and heart, the field of bioelectricity — a grab-bag term for electrical activity everywhere else in organisms — has lagged behind, Barriga said. — Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 12 Jan. 2026 Such models can drift beyond physiological reality, but virtual twins anchor predictions in the laws of hemodynamics, electrophysiology, and tissue mechanics. — IEEE Spectrum, 19 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for electrophysiology

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First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of electrophysiology was in 1838

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electrophysiology

noun
elec·​tro·​phys·​i·​ol·​o·​gy i-ˌlek-trō-ˌfiz-ē-ˈäl-ə-jē How to pronounce electrophysiology (audio)
plural electrophysiologies
1
: physiology that is concerned with the electrical aspects of physiological phenomena
2
: electrical phenomena associated with a physiological process (as the function of a body or bodily part)
electrophysiology of the eye
electrophysiological
-ē-ə-ˈläj-i-kəl How to pronounce electrophysiology (audio)
adjective
also electrophysiologic
-ik How to pronounce electrophysiology (audio)
electrophysiologically
-i-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce electrophysiology (audio)
adverb

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