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Electrocontractility

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galvanocontractilitynoun(archaic, medicine) Contractility in response to an electrical stimulus.
faradocontractilitynounThe tendency of muscles to contract under the influence of an induced electric current
electrotonusnoun(biology) The variation of the excitability and conductivity of a nerve or muscle as an electric current passes through it
myoelectricitynounThe electrical activity of skeletal muscles
electroresponsenounA response to an electrical stimulus
electroresponsivenessnounThe condition of being electroresponsive
myodystonynounThe relaxation of a muscle following electrical stimulation
myostimulationnounelectrical stimulation of muscles
inotropynoun(physiology) the force of muscle contraction
myopotentialelectrical potential generated by a muscle
electropathologynoundiagnosis via observation of the reaction of muscles to electricity
tetanusnoun(pathology, usually uncountable) A serious and often fatal disease caused by the infection of an open wound with the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium tetani, found in soil and the intestines and faeces of animals.
twitchnounA brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm.
inotropismnounA modification of the force of muscle contraction
anelectrotonusnounThe condition of decreased irritability of a nerve in the region of the positive electrode or anode on the passage of a current of electricity through it.
electrographynounThe recording of the electrical activity of part of the body
electroconductionnounThe conduction of electricity in the heart or other organ
catelectrotonusnounThe condition of increased irritability of a nerve in the region of the cathode or negative electrode when a current is passed through it.
action potentialnoun(physiology) A short-term change in the electrical potential that travels along a cell such as a nerve or muscle fiber.
electrodiagnosisnoundiagnosis by the recording of the spontaneous electrical activity of parts of the body, or of their responses to an applied electric stimulus

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