chronaxie

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  1. noun 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.

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  1. French : Greek khronos, time + Greek axiā, value (from axios, worthy; see ag- in Indo-European roots).
 

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