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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Pref.

para-

electro-

+ Gr. [GREEK] law.]

(Physiol.)

A condition of the muscles induced by exposure to severe cold, in which the electrical action of the muscle is reversed.

parelectronomy ‎(uncountable)

(biology, archaic) A condition of the muscles induced by exposure to severe cold, in which the electrical action of the muscle is reversed.