chronaxie
English
Etymology
Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + ἄξων (áxōn, “axis”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɹɒnæksi/
Noun
chronaxie (plural chronaxies)
- The minimum time over which an electric current must be applied in order to stimulate a muscle fiber or nerve cell.
See also
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʁɔ.nak.si/
Further reading
- “chronaxie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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