action potential en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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A short-term change in the electrical potential that travels along a cell such as a nerve or muscle fiber.
Even some single-celled organisms have action potentials.
2016, Peter Godfrey-Smith, Other Minds, William Collins, published 2018, page 23:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| action potentials | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (12)
id potensial aksi (electrical potential) · sv aktionspotential (electrical potential) · de Aktionspotential (electrical potential) · ru и́мпульс (electrical potential) · ja 活動電位 (electrical potential) · kmr erkê kar (electrical potential) · cmn 動作電位 /动作电位 (electrical potential) · el δυναμικό ενέργειας (electrical potential) · hu akciós potenciál (electrical potential) · ms keupayaan tindakan (electrical potential) · cs akční potenciál (electrical potential) · fi toimintapotentiaali (electrical potential)