chro·nax·ie also chro·nax·y (kr  n k s , kr nk-)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. [French : Greek khronos, time + Greek axi  , value (from axios, worthy; see ag- in Indo-European roots).] |
chronaxie, chronaxy [ˈkrəʊnæksɪ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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
[from French, from chrono- + Greek axia worth, from axios worthy, of equal weight]
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