chronaxie /chro·nax·ie/ (kro´nak-se) chronaxy.
chronaxie [kro´nak-se]
chro·nax·ie or chro·nax·y (kr  n k s , kr nk-)n. pl. chro·nax·ies The minimum interval of time necessary to electrically stimulate a muscle or nerve fiber, using twice the minimum current needed to elicit a threshold response. |
chronaxie [kro´nak-se]
the minimum time at which an electric current must flow at a voltage twice the rheobase to cause a muscle to contract. In a strength-duration curve for muscle stimulation, it is the pulse width at a voltage twice that at the rheobase.
chronaxie, chronaxy
the minimum time at which an electric current must flow at a voltage twice the rheobase to cause a muscle to contract.
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