chronaxie
English
Etymology
Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + ἄξων (áxōn, “axis”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɹɒnæksi/
Noun
chronaxie (plural chronaxies)
- The minimum time over which an electric current must be applied in order to stimulate a muscle fiber or nerve cell.
See also
- rheobase
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʁɔ.nak.si/
Noun
chronaxie f (plural chronaxies)
- chronaxie
Further reading
- “chronaxie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.