What Does Electrotonus Mean?

: the altered sensitivity of a nerve when a constant current of electricity passes through any part of it.

What is Catelectrotonus?

Medical Definition of catelectrotonus

: the local depolarization and increased irritability of a nerve in the region of the negative electrode or cathode on the passage of a current of electricity through it — compare anelectrotonus.

What does non propagated mean?

sub-threshold depolarization of the nerve-cell body or dendrites. Note – The magnitude of the non-propagated potential depends on stimulus strength and is subject to summation if successive subliminal stimuli are delivered within a time interval less than the decay time.