Medical Definition of Ascending current

1. The direction of current flow in a nerve when the anode is placed peripheral to the cathode, in contrast to descending current; the convention used is that current flows from positive to negative. Synonym: centripetal current. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ascending Current

ascenders
ascendest
ascendeth
ascendible
ascending
ascending(a)
ascending anterior branch
ascending aorta
ascending artery
ascending branch
ascending branch of the inferior mesenteric artery
ascending cervical artery
ascending cholangitis
ascending colon
ascending colons
ascending current (current term)
ascending degeneration
ascending frontal convolution
ascending frontal gyrus
ascending lumbar vein
ascending myelitis
ascending neuritis
ascending node
ascending palatine artery
ascending paralysis
ascending parietal convolution
ascending parietal gyrus
ascending part of aorta
ascending part of duodenum
ascending pharyngeal artery

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