electrobiology

English

Etymology

electro- +‎ biology

Noun

electrobiology (uncountable)

1. (physics, biology) The study of the production and use of electricity by biological organisms.
2. (obsolete) A theory of animal magnetism according to which the actions, feelings, etc. of a person are controlled by the will of the operator.
   • 1885, Richard F. Burton, chapter XXXI, in The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, volume I, The Burton Club, page 332 footnote:

     This is one of the feats of Al-Simiyá = white magic; fascinating the eyes. In Europe it has lately taken the name of "Electro-biology".

Translations

study of the production of electricity by organisms

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 电生物学

• Finnish: sähköbiologia
• French: électrobiologie (fr)
• Italian: elettrobiologia (it) f
• Macedonian: електробиоло́гија f (elektrobiológija)
• Portuguese: eletrobiologia f
• Romanian: electrobiologie (ro)
• Tagalog: dagihaynayan