accommodation of nerve
ac·com·mo·da·tion of nerve
the property of a nerve by which it adjusts to a slowly increasing level of stimulus, so that its threshold of excitation is greater than it would be were the stimulus level to have risen more rapidly.
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ac·com·mo·da·tion of nerve
(ă-komŏ-dāshŭn nĕrv) Property of a nerve by which it adjusts to a slowly increasing level of stimulus, so that its threshold of excitation is greater than it would be were the stimulus level to have risen more drastically.
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