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abnerval en · ADJ

Etymology

From ab- + nerve + -al.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, of an electric current in a muscle, rare) Away from the nerve.
    • As was stated above, a diphasic current may be demonstrated by means of the rheotome method, between every two points of an uninjured muscle, directly or indirectly excited, the first phase being abnerval, the second adnerval, in direction. 1896, Wilhelm Biedermann, translated by F. A. Welby, Electro-physiology, volume 1, translation of original in German:
    • Physiological currents include abnerval current, action current, axial current, centrifugal current, centripetal current, compensating current, demarcation current and electrotonic current. 2014, Peter Harris, Sue Nagy, Nicholas Vardaxis, Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions, 3rd edition:
    • (b) Does an abnerval electric current pass towards or away from a nerve? 1980, Ralph Rickards, Understanding Medical Terms: A Self-Instructional Course, Churchill Livingstone, page 45: