Medical term:
afterpotentials
afterpotential
[af″ter-po-ten´shul]an electrical event that follows and is caused by preceding action potentials. Also written after-potential.
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af·ter·po·ten·tial
(af'ter-pō-ten'shăl),The small change in electrical potential in a stimulated nerve that follows the main, or spike, potential; it consists of an initial negative deflection followed by a positive deflection in the oscillograph record.
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af·ter·po·ten·tial
, after-potential (af'tĕr-pŏ-ten'shăl)The small change in electrical potential in a stimulated nerve that follows the main, or spike, potential; it consists of an initial negative deflection followed by a positive deflection in the oscillograph record.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
af·ter·po·ten·tial
, after-potential (af'tĕr-pŏ-ten'shăl)The small change in electrical potential in a stimulated nerve that follows the main, or spike, potential.
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