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Prepotential

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postpotentialnounAn electrical potential observed after a pulse or stimulus (in various contexts)
afterpotentialnounA small, transitory electrical potential that follows, and is dependent upon the main potential produced when a nerve is stimulated; seen as a small positive or negative spike on an oscillograph output.
after-potentialnounAlternative spelling of afterpotential. [A small, transitory electrical potential that follows, and is dependent upon the main potential produced when a nerve is stimulated; seen as a small positive or negative spike on an oscillograph output.]
prepolarizationnounpolarization before some other operation
preexcitationnounearly excitation; applied to a condition where the ventricles of the heart become depolarized too early, which leads to their partial premature contraction
precellularizationnounprior cellularization
prepotencynoun(biology) The capacity, on the part of one of the parents, as compared with the other, to transmit more than his or her own share of characteristics to their offspring.
prespikenounA presynaptic spike
prepatterningnoun(biology) The formation of a pattern before some other process
preactivationnounactivation in advance
refractory periodnounA recovery phase after orgasm, during which it is physiologically impossible for an individual to have additional orgasms.
prephasenounA prior phase; the condition before a particular phase
prepulsenounA weak pulse (stimulus) that inhibits a reaction to a subsequent stronger one
pregenerationnounGeneration in advance.
preformationismnoun(biology) the theory that all organisms start their existence already in a predetermined form upon conception and this form does not change in the course of their lifetime (as opposed to epigenesis)
preporenoun(biology) A structure that develops into a pore
pre-chargenounAlternative form of precharge. [before a charge]
prephosphorylationnounprior phosphorylation
precellnoun(biochemistry) A hypothetical ancestral entity percursing complete cells.
preovulationnoun(biology) The period of time that precedes ovulation.

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  • theprepotential
  • aprepotential
  • andprepotential
  • ofprepotential

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  • prepotential.
  • prepotentialis
  • prepotentialand
  • prepotentialwas
  • prepotentialor

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