action potential
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
action potential (plural action potentials)
- (physiology) A short-term change in the electrical potential that travels along a cell such as a nerve or muscle fiber. [from 20th c.]
- 2016, Peter Godfrey-Smith, Other Minds, William Collins 2018, p. 23:
- Even some single-celled organisms have action potentials.
- 2016, Peter Godfrey-Smith, Other Minds, William Collins 2018, p. 23:
Translations[edit]
electrical potential
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Further reading[edit]
action potential on Wikipedia.Wikipedia