Galvanic Skin Response

Definition: Galvanic Skin Response

Galvanic Skin Response

Noun

1. A change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety; can be measured either by recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by recording weak currents generated by the body.

Specialty Definitions: Galvanic Skin Response

Domain	Definitions
Health	A change in electrical resistance of the skin, occurring in emotion and in certain other conditions. (references)
Medicine	Changes in the resistance of skin to the passage of an electric current brought about by varying degrees of sweating. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Galvanic Skin Response

Language		Translations for "galvanic skin response"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		galvanisk hudrefleks (skin resistance), hudmodstand (skin resistance). (various references)

Dutch		psychogalvanische reflex (skin resistance). (various references)

Finnish		ihon sähköinen vastus (skin resistance). (various references)

French		réponse électrodermale, réflexe psychogalvanique, réaction électrodermale. (various references)

German		Hautwiderstandsänderung (skin resistance). (various references)

Greek		γαλβανική δερματική απάντηση (skin resistance). (various references)

Italian		riflesso psicogalvanico (skin resistance), resistenza elettrica cutanea (skin resistance). (various references)

Pig Latin		alvanicgay inskay esponseray.(various references)

Portuguese		resistência da pele (skin resistance), reflexo galvânico (skin resistance). (various references)

Spanish		respuesta cutánea galvánica (skin resistance), resistencia de la piel (skin resistance). (various references)

Swedish		galvanisk hudmotstånd (skin resistance). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.