electrotonus /elec·trot·o·nus/ (e-lek-trot´ah-nus) the altered electrical state of a nerve or muscle cell when a constant electric current is passed through it.
electrotonus [e-lek-trot´o-nus]
e·lec·trot·o·nus ( -l k tr t n- s,  lk-)n. Alteration in excitability and conductivity of a nerve or muscle during the passage of an electric current through it. e·lec tro·tonic (-tr-tnk) adj. |
electrotonus [e-lek-trot´o-nus]
the altered electrical state of an excitable cell when a constant electric current is passed through it; for example, the changes in membrane potential of excitable cells that cause a passive change in potential at every other point on the cell membrane.
electrotonus
the altered electrical state of a nerve or muscle cell when a constant electric current is passed through it.
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