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temporal summation

[ tem-per-uhl suh-mey-shuhn, tem-pruhl ]
/ ˈtɛm pər əl səˈmeɪ ʃən, ˈtɛm prəl /

noun

Physiology. See under summation (def. 5).

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Origin of temporal summation

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby temporal summation

temporal muscle, temporal plane, temporal pole, temporal process, temporal ridge, temporal summation, tempora mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis, temporary, temporary cartilage, temporary denture, temporary duty
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