afterpotentials

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A form of afterpotential — A small, transitory electrical potential that follows, and is dependent upon the main potential produced when a nerve is stimulated; seen as a small positive or negative spike on an oscillograph output.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of afterpotential
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