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spreading depolarization
[ spred-ing dee-poh-luh-rahy-zey-shuhn ]
noun
, Pathology.
- 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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