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galvanize (medicine)


galvanize


1. To affect with galvanism; to subject to the action of electrical currents.

2. To plate, as with gold, silver, etc, by means of electricity.

3. To restore to consciousness by galvanic action (as from a state of suspended animation); hence, to stimulate or excite to a factitious animation or activity.

4. To coat, as iron, with zinc. See Galvanised iron. Galvanised iron, formerly, iron coated with zink by electrical deposition; now more commonly, iron coated with zink by plunging into a bath of melted zink, after its surface has been cleaned by friction with the aid of dilute acid.

Origin: Cf. F. Galvaniser.

Source: Websters Dictionary


radiation-protective agents (medicine)


radiation-protective agents
Drugs used to protect against ionizing radiation. They are usually of interest for use in radiation therapy but have been considered for Other, e.g. Military, purposes.