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Depolarisation

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depolarizationnoun(biology, medicine) An intracellular shift in electrical charge distribution, resulting in less negative charge inside the cell compared with outside; it is essential to the function of many cells, communication between cells, and the overall physiology of an organism.
repolarisationnounAlternative spelling of repolarization. [The act of repolarizing.]
hyperpolarisationnounAlternative spelling of hyperpolarization. [The act or process of hyperpolarizing.]
depolarizationsnoun(biology, medicine) An intracellular shift in electrical charge distribution, resulting in less negative charge inside the cell compared with outside; it is essential to the function of many cells, communication between cells, and the overall physiology of an organism.
hyperpolarizationnounThe act or process of hyperpolarizing.
depolarizingnoun(biology, medicine) An intracellular shift in electrical charge distribution, resulting in less negative charge inside the cell compared with outside; it is essential to the function of many cells, communication between cells, and the overall physiology of an organism.
depolarizesverb(transitive) To remove the polarization from something.
hyperpolarizingnoun
hyperpolarizationsnounThe act or process of hyperpolarizing.
electrotonicnounOf, or pertaining to, or caused by electrotonus
hyperpolarizeverbTo increase the polarity of something, especially the polarity across a biological membrane
repolarizationnounThe act of repolarizing.
afterdepolarizationsnounAn abnormal depolarization of a cardiac myocyte, potentially leading to arrhythmia.
depolarizeverb(transitive) To remove the polarization from something.
nondepolarizingNot depolarizing
afterhyperpolarizationnounThe hyperpolarizing phase of a neuron's action potential.
hyperpolarizesverbTo increase the polarity of something, especially the polarity across a biological membrane
hypercontractionnounexcessive contraction
repolarizenounTo polarize again.
depolymerisationnoun(chemistry) Alternative spelling of depolymerization. [(organic chemistry) The decomposition of a polymer into smaller fragments]

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