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ACTION CURRENT

\ˈakʃən kˈʌɹənt], \ˈakʃən kˈʌɹənt], \ˈa_k_ʃ_ə_n k_ˈʌ_ɹ_ə_n_t]\

Definitions of ACTION CURRENT

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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The c. obtained from a muscle or nerve when in functional activity by connecting any two points with a galvanometer. It is due to the fact that each point as it enters into activity becomes electronegative to resting or less active points.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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