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rheobase

[ ree-uh-beys ]
/ ˈri əˌbeɪs /
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noun Physiology.
the minimum electric current required to excite a given nerve or muscle.
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Origin of rheobase

First recorded in 1920–25; rheo- + base1

Words nearby rheobase

Rhemish, rhenic, Rhenish, rhenium, rheo-, rheobase, rheology, rheometer, rheomorphism, rheopexy, rheoreceptor
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British Dictionary definitions for rheobase

rheobase
/ (ˈriːəʊˌbeɪs) /
noun
physiol the minimum nerve impulse required to elicit a response from a tissue
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