Medical Definition of Centripetal 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 Centripetal Current

centrifugences
centrifuges
centrifuging
centrilobular
centrilobular emphysema
centring
centrings
centrins
centriolar
centriolar region
centriole
centrioles
centripetal
centripetal acceleration
centripetal current (current term)
centripetal force
centripetal nerve
centripetally
centripetence
centripetency
centrism
centrisms
centrist
centrists
centro-
centroacinar cell
centrobaric
centroblast
centroblasts

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