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repolarize

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[ri-poh-ler-ahyz] / rɪˈpoʊ lərˌaɪz /

verb

repolarized, repolarizing
  1. to undergo or cause to undergo polarization again.


verb (used without object)

repolarized, repolarizing
  1. Medicine/Medical. (of cardiac cells) to undergo an outflow of potassium ions after contraction of the heart.

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The muscle fiber will repolarize, which closes the gates in the SR where Ca++ was being released.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The delayed opening of potassium channels allows K+ to exit the cell, to repolarize the membrane.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

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