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afterpotential

 [af″ter-po-ten´shul]
an electrical event that follows and is caused by preceding action potentials. Also written after-potential.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

af·ter·po·ten·tial

(af'ter-pō-ten'shăl),
The small change in electrical potential in a stimulated nerve that follows the main, or spike, potential; it consists of an initial negative deflection followed by a positive deflection in the oscillograph record.
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af·ter·po·ten·tial

, after-potential (af'tĕr-pŏ-ten'shăl)
The small change in electrical potential in a stimulated nerve that follows the main, or spike, potential; it consists of an initial negative deflection followed by a positive deflection in the oscillograph record.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

af·ter·po·ten·tial

, after-potential (af'tĕr-pŏ-ten'shăl)
The small change in electrical potential in a stimulated nerve that follows the main, or spike, potential.
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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