Movement of positively charged particles (cations) in a solution or suspension toward the cathode in electrophoresis. Cf.:anaphoresis. [cata- + G. phoresis, a being carried]
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cat·a·pho·ret·ic -'ret-ik adj
cat·a·pho·ret·i·cal·ly -i-k(ə-)lē adv
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n.
the introduction into the tissues of positively charged ionized substances (cations) by the use of a direct electric current. See iontophoresis.
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cata·pho·re·sis (kat″ə-fə-reґsis) [cata- + -phoresis] the passage of charged particles toward the negative pole (cathode) in electrophoresis. cataphoretic, cataphoric adjMedical dictionary. 2011.