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Galvanism
01
the production of electricity through chemical reactions
02
the production of involuntary muscle contractions and nerve stimulation through the application of electric current
Example
Modern batteries rely on principles of galvanism to generate electricity through oxidation-reduction reactions.
Students learned about galvanism by constructing simple cells that generated power through spontaneous redox reactions.
Galvanism experiments investigated what pairings of metals and electrolytes were best for generating current.
History of medicine texts explore galvanism's role as one of the earliest non-invasive medical uses of an applied intentional electric current.
Early galvanism treatments were believed to stimulate nerves and muscles for conditions like paralysis, pain, and muscular atrophy.
