(a.) Of or pertaining to Michael Faraday, the distinguished electrician; -- applied especially to induced currents of electricity, as produced by certain forms of inductive apparatus, on account of Faraday's investigations of their laws.
Example Sentences:
(1) Faradic testing and electromyography can offer relatively early information as to the possibility of permanent facial deformity.
(2) In 4 of the 12 children studied touching or slight pressure, and also faradic stimulation of various spots of the cerebro-vascular area were invariably followed by a facial expression which was very similar to smiling.
(3) If under careful control by faradic stimulation the area to be weakened is conpletely, and the neighbouring musculature partly denervated, consistently satisfactory results can be predicted.
(4) It was found that for both a positive and negative current pulse, the Faradic resistance decreased almost hyperbolically with increasing current density.
(5) In the steady-state phase, the voltage measured is equal to the current flowing through the electrode Faradic resistance and the resistance of the electrolyte between the test and potential-sensing electrode.
(6) Treatment with thorough physiotherapy and faradic stimulation is needed.
(7) Sequential faradic stimulation testing often is a sensitive prognostic indicator of recovrey of facial nerve function, particularly if nerve excitability persists.
(8) In all cases, the Faradic resistance decreases dramatically with increasing current density.
(9) Three polydrug abusers undergoing treatment at a drug-free residential facility were administered covert sensitization as an alternative procedure to aversive counterconditioning with faradic stimulation.
(10) Although the various electrical stimulation modalities (faradic, capacitive, and inductive) are different in their physics and biochemistry, each produces a variety of biological responses in a wide range of animal models.
(11) Two detailed case histories to provide evidence for the diagnosis, the "faradic massage" treatment, patient response, and follow-up are documented.
(12) FARAD was specifically designed to provide veterinarians with the information required to determine extended withdrawal times, and thus prevent residues when drugs are used in an extra-label manner.
(13) It is concluded that a combination of a thorough clinical examination, faradism, local anaesthesia, synovial fluid analysis and radiography usually enables an accurate diagnosis to be reached.
(14) Faradic stimulation of the sphincter has not proved to be as helpful as initially hoped.
(15) In such cases a significant degree of improvement, both symptomatic and in the profile amplitude, follows treatment by maximal faradic stimulation of the pelvic muscle and perineal muscle exercises.
(16) All of the information in FARAD is currently available through three regional access centers in the United States, and direct computer access to the data may become available in the future.
(17) Lastly, a sustained atrail flutter was induced by intercaval crush and faradic atrial stimulation.
(18) The clinical trial consisted of five consecutive days of 50 minute aversion therapy sessions (faradic, rapid smoking, and quick puffing) utilizing THC-free marijuana.
(19) Faradic stimulation is useful in the evaluation of muslce function before operation.
(20) The method was used to measure the Faradic resistance of a 0.1 cm2 platinum electrode in contact with saline (p = 150 ohm-cm) at room temperature.
Galvanic
Definition:
(a.) Of or pertaining to, or exhibiting the phenomena of, galvanism; employing or producing electrical currents.
Example Sentences:
(1) The videos galvanized a reaction against Planned Parenthood among pro-life activists and politicians.
(2) Tests included recording the scalp EEG, visual and auditory cerebral evoked-potentials, the CNV, cerebral slow potentials related to certainty of response correctness in auditory discrimination tasks, heart rate, respiration and the galvanic skin response.
(3) Twenty-one rats were divided into two groups: the control group which received no galvanic stimulation, and the galvanically stimulated group which received anodal galvanic stimulation (unipolar monoauricular, 5 mA in intensity, 500 msec of duration, 1 Hz in frequency) for 30 minutes.
(4) The presence of two dissimilar metals in the mouth acting as electrodes, with saliva serving as an electrolyte, can generate an intraoral electric current known as galvanic action.
(5) Galvanic stimulation of the vestibular system provokes a nystagmus as well as a tendency to fall.
(6) The probability of skin-galvanic reaction appearance was harshly decreased.
(7) Rainwater stored in a galvanized iron tank could provide 23 mg of zinc per day when used for domestic purposes.
(8) The compensatory process of vestibular neuronitis in 7 patients was followed up and evaluated using the Combined Galvanic Test (CGT) and other neuro-otological data.
(9) The resting discharge, discharge regularity, and responses to both externally applied galvanic currents and sinusoidal head rotations were determined for most neurons.
(10) A comparison of the experimental results indicates strong similarities in the optimum magnitude and polarity of the externally applied galvanic current in animals and plants.
(11) Since at least 10% of our household plumbing systems are made up of lead pipes and 75%, of galvanized iron pipes that contain lead, the heavy metals are acquired from the water used to prepare the formula.
(12) The study of the hepatic tissue of the sacrificed rats evidenced that oral administration of mineral water followed in an hour by hepatic galvanization results in a significant elevation of hepatic content of labelled sulphur and rubidium, whereas the level of labelled sodium remained unchanged.
(13) The influence of epilation by means of diathermy and galvanic current on the hair roots in the beard region of 11 women with idiopathic hirsutism has been investigated.
(14) Photograph: Daniel Hernandez It's that fear, that pain, they say, that has galvanized their movement.
(15) The effects of galvanic stimulation of the vestibular apparatus (with electrodes on the mastoid processes) have been studied in standing human subjects.
(16) The stainless steel shank is a cathodic component of a three-way galvanic cell, whereas the silver soldered joint is an anodic component.
(17) Before long, smartphones will be able to deduce our emotional state from our social interactions and tone of voice, while wearable sensors will measure adherence to "smart" medicines and gather important data on a range of factors relevant to mental health, including sleep quality, cardiovascular status, galvanic skin response and even gait.
(18) Mg2+ electrophoresis and, to a lesser degree, galvanization enhanced 32P incorporation in incisors and maxillary bones.
(19) The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of both high volt galvanic current (HVG) and isometric exercise to strengthen the quadriceps femoris muscles in 17 healthy subjects.
(20) Modulation by head and trunk positions of the vestibulo-spinal reflexes was studied in the soleus muscle activities induced by galvanic stimulation of the labyrinth.