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Descriptor
English
:
Iontophoresis
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Iontoforesis
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Iontoforese
Tree Number:
E02.319.267.650
E05.301.300.575
Definition
English
:
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.
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AE
adverse effects
CL
classification
CT
contraindications
EC
economics
ES
ethics
HI
history
IS
instrumentation
MT
methods
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PX
psychology
ST
standards
SN
statistics & numerical data
TD
trends
UT
utilization
VE
veterinary
Record Number:
28148
Unique Identifier:
D007478
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