afterpotential

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Synonyms: after-potential, after potential

Antonyms: after-potential, after potential

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Noun

1. A small, transitory [[electrical]] [[potential]] that follows, and is dependent upon the main potential produced when a [[nerve]] is [[stimulated]]; seen as a small positive or negative [[spike]] on an oscillograph output.

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