rheobase
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rheobase
[re´o-bās]the minimal electric current of infinite duration necessary to produce a twitch in a muscle. In a strength-duration curve for muscle stimulation, it is the voltage at which there is no further decrease in threshold when the pulse width or duration is increased.
rhe·o·base
(rē'ō-bās),The minimal strength of an electrical stimulus of indefinite duration that is able to cause excitation of a tissue, for example, muscle or nerve.
See also: chronaxie.
See also: chronaxie.
Synonym(s): galvanic threshold
[rheo- + G. basis, a base]
rheobase
(rē′ō-bās′)n.
The minimal strength of an electrical stimulus that is able to cause excitation of a tissue, such as a muscle.
rhe′o·ba′sic adj.
rheobase
[rē′əbās]
the least amount of electricity that will produce a stimulated response.
rhe·o·base
(rē'ō-bās)The minimal strength of an electrical stimulus of indefinite duration that is able to cause excitation of a tissue, e.g., muscle or nerve.
See also: chronaxie
See also: chronaxie
[rheo- + G. basis, a base]
rheobase
the minimum electric current necessary to produce stimulation.