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spike (spīk) a sharp upward deflection in a curve or tracing, as on the encephalogram.

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spike (spk)

n.

A brief electrical event of 3 to 25 milliseconds that gives the appearance in the electroencephalogram of a rising and falling vertical line.

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spike,

a sharp peak in an electronic recording, such as an oscillograph.

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spike

1. a sharp upward deflection in a curve or tracing, as on the encephalogram.

2. prepare samples with a known amount of substance for testing laboratory proficiency.

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spike

noun Drug slang A needle for injecting a drug verb To inject a drug  Endocrinology See Insulin spike Infectious disease A popular term for a sharply defined febrile peak Neurology A sharply defined depolarization on EEG Virology A projection on the surface of the virus seen by EM, corresponding to hemagglutinin or neuraminidase on the coat of a virus verb Clinical medicine To place vascular access tubing into the appropriate port in an infusion bag–eg, containing Ringer's solution Infectious disease To develop a sharp febrile peak.