E-lēc'tro-bi-ŏl'o-gy, n.

noun

n. [Lat. electrum, Gr. ἤλεκτρον, amber (for electricity), and Eng. biology, q. v.] 1. That phase of mesmerism or animal magnetism in which the actions, feelings, &c., of a person in the mesmeric condition are controlled, or supposed to be controlled, by the will of the operator. Thompson. 2. The science which treats of the electrical currents developed in living organisms.