Medical Definition of Chronaxis

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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chronaxis

chromoxylographs
chromphyllite
chromule
chromules
chromy
chromyl
chromyls
chron
chron-
chronal
chronaxia
chronaxie
chronaxies
chronaximeter
chronaximetry
chronaxis (current term)
chronaxy
chroneme
chronemes
chronemics
chronic
chronic African sleeping sickness
chronic abscess
chronic absorptive arthritis
chronic acholuric jaundice
chronic active hepatitis
chronic active inflammation
chronic active liver disease
chronic adrenocortical insufficiency
chronic alcoholism

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