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Definition of Chronaxie
1. the time required to excite a nerve cell electrically [n -S]
Medical Definition of Chronaxie
1. A measurement of excitability of nervous or muscular tissue; the shortest duration of an effective electrical stimulus having a strength equal to twice the minimum strength required for excitation. Synonym: chronaxia, chronaxis, chronaxy. Origin: G. Chronos, time, + axia, value (05 Mar 2000)