Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
iontophoresis Audio
i·on·to·pho·re·sis [ ahy-on-tuh-fuh-ree-sis ]
Subclass of:
Drug Administration Routes; Electrophoresis
Etymology:
Greek ion = going + phoresis = a carrying in
Ion coined in 1834 and descriptive of the movement of charged particles.
Definitions related to iontophoresis:
  • Therapeutic introduction of ions of soluble salts into tissues by means of electric current. In medical literature it is commonly used to indicate the process of increasing the penetration of drugs into surface tissues by the application of electric current. It has nothing to do with ION EXCHANGE; AIR IONIZATION nor PHONOPHORESIS, none of which requires current.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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