Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
electrolysis Audio
e·lec·trol·y·sis [ ih-lek-trol-uh-sis, ee-lek- ]
Subclass of:
Electrochemical Techniques
Definitions related to electrolysis:
  • A permanent hair removal technique that destroys follicles one at a time with a hair-thin needle inserted into the base of the follicle.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • Destruction by passage of a galvanic electric current, as in disintegration of a chemical compound in solution.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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