| d'Arsonval current | An alternating electric current having a frequency of 10,000 or more per second; it produces no muscular contractions and does not affect the sensory nerves. Synonym: d'Arsonval current, Tesla current. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| d'Arsonval, Jacques Arsene | <person> French biophysicist, 1851-1940. See: d'Arsonval current, d'Arsonval galvanometer. (05 Mar 2000) |