Definition of Depolarisation

1. Noun. A loss of polarity or polarization.

Exact synonyms: Depolarization
Generic synonyms: Change
Derivative terms: Depolarise, Depolarize

Medical Definition of Depolarisation

1. The process or act of neutralising polarity, depriving of polarity, or the result of such action; reduction to an unpolarised condition. The reversal of the resting potential in excitable cell membranes when stimulated i.e., the tendency of the cell membrane potential to become positive with respect to the potential outside the cell. A positive shift in a cells resting potential (that is normally negative), thus making it numerically smaller and less polarized, for example 90mV to 50mV. Depolarisation of light, a change in the plane of polarization of rays, especially by a crystalline medium, such that the light which had been extinguished by the analyser reappears as if the polarization had been anulled. The word is inappropriate, as the ray does not return to the unpolarised condition. Origin: Cf. F. Depolarisation. (27 Oct 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Depolarisation

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deployers
deploying
deployment
deployments
deploys
deplumate
deplumate
deplumation
deplume
deplumed
deplumes
depluming
Depokene
depolarisation (current term)
depolarisation (current term)
depolarise
depolarise
depolariser
depolarising block
depolarising relaxant
depolarization
depolarizations
depolarize
depolarized
depolarizer
depolarizers
depolarizes
depolarizing
depolish

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