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noun
Any form of electricity generated within an organism, especially by a muscle or nerve.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
electric phenomena in animals or plants
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: organic phenomenon
Narrower terms: brainwave, brain wave, cortical potential
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gweyh3-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English electricity English bioelectricity From bio- + electricity.
Across languages
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