electrophysiology

noun

elec·​tro·​phys·​i·​ol·​o·​gy i-ˌlek-trō-ˌfi-zē-ˈä-lə-jē 

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 

adjective

or less commonly electrophysiologic

i-ˌlek-trō-ˌfi-zē-ə-ˈlä-jik 

electrophysiologically

i-ˌlek-trō-ˌfi-zē-ə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

electrophysiologist

i-ˌlek-trō-ˌfi-zē-ˈä-lə-jist 

noun

Examples of electrophysiology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

MedTech sales growth was led by electrophysiology and cardiovascular products. —Trefis Team, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024

In a four-year study that gathered a massive amount of electrophysiology data, the scientists recorded the brain-wave voltage in 10 different regions of the brain in mice. —New Atlas, 17 July 2024

The hospital said its first procedure in the new EP lab was done on May 23 by cardiac electrophysiologist Dr. Awais Humayun and the hospital’s electrophysiology team. —Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2024

The center’s specialists will include physicians with expertise in heart failure, electrophysiology, cardiac catheterization and structural heart problems. —Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

electrophysiology

noun

elec·​tro·​phys·​i·​ol·​o·​gy i-ˌlek-trō-ˌfiz-ē-ˈäl-ə-jē 

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 

adjective

also electrophysiologic

-ik 

electrophysiologically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb