biopotential

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noun

A biologically- or biochemically-generated potential (voltage)

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounbiopotential (plural biopotentials)

plural biopotentials

  1. A biologically- or biochemically-generated potential (voltage)

    Readings of heart biopotential and physical activity were obtained using a biotelemetry system (Data Sciences Int., St Paul, MN, USA).

    2015 August 1, “Cardiac Dysregulation and Myocardial Injury in a 6-Hydroxydopamine-Induced Rat Model of Sympathetic Denervation”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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    The electrical activity of the subject's cerebral cortex was recorded in a state of relative rest, after a 5 min adaptation of the subject to a dark soundproof chamber. The biopotentials were recorded from the electroencephaloscope screen […]

    2013, K. H. Pribram, A. R. Luria, Psychophysiology of the Frontal Lobes, page 92

Origin

Translations

Polish biopotencjał, potencjał bioelektryczny
  • biopotencjałTranslations
  • potencjał bioelektrycznyTranslations
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