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excitation wave

n.

An electrical wave that propagates along a muscle fiber just before its contraction.

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Nearby words

  1. excitability,
  2. excitable,
  3. excitable area,
  4. excitant,
  5. excitation,
  6. excitative,
  7. excitatory postsynaptic potential,
  8. excite,
  9. excited,
  10. excited state
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