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Definition of Injury potential
1. Noun. (context: medicine) the electric potential arising in a muscle or nerve from trauma injury ¹
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Medical Definition of Injury potential
1. The difference in potential recorded when one electrode is placed on intact nerve fibres or muscle fibres and the other electrode is placed on the injured ends of the same fibres; the intact portion is positive with reference to the injured portion. Synonym: injury potential. (05 Mar 2000)