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absolute threshold

Etymology: L, absolutus, set loose; AS, therscold

1 the lowest point at which a stimulus can be perceived.

2 pertaining to millivolts of electrical charge determined by ion fluctuations or movement across plasma membranes that result in nerve or muscle stimulation.

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