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spreading depolarization

[ spred-ing dee-poh-luh-rahy-zey-shuhn ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. a wave of injury killing many neurons in the brain, spreading outward from the site of a stroke or other brain trauma as an increasing number of neurons release their glutamine.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of spreading depolarization1

First recorded in 1990–95

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