chronaxie

chro·nax·ie

also chro·nax·y  (krō′năk′sē, krŏn′ăk′-)

n. pl. chro·nax·ies

The minimum interval of time necessary to electrically stimulate a muscle or nerve fiber, using twice the minimum current needed to elicit a threshold response.

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[French : Greek khronos, time + Greek axiā, value (from axios, worthy; see ag- in Indo-European roots).]

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chronaxie

(ˈkrəʊnæksɪ) or

chronaxy

n

(Physiology) physiol the minimum time required for excitation of a nerve or muscle when the stimulus is double the minimum (threshold) necessary to elicit a basic response. Compare rheobase

[C20: from French, from chrono- + Greek axia worth, from axios worthy, of equal weight]

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chro•nax•ie

or chro•nax•y

(ˈkroʊ næk si, ˈkrɒn æk-)

n.

the minimum time that an electric current of twice the threshold strength must flow in order to excite a muscle or nerve tissue.

[1915–20; < French, =chron- chron- + -axie < Greek axía worth, value]

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