Medical Definition of Maximum velocity

1. The maximum rate of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction that can be achieved by progressively increasing the substrate concentration at a given enzyme concentration; in cases of substrate inhibition, Vmax is an extrapolated value in the absence of such inhibition; Cf.: Michaelis-Menten equation. The maximum initial rate of shortening of a myocardial fibre that can be obtained under zero load; used to evaluate the contractility of the fibre. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Maximum Velocity

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maximizing
Maximow's stain
maxims
maximum
maximum
maximumly
maximums
maximum and minimum thermometer
maximum breathing capacity
maximum occipital point
maximum permissible dose
maximum permissible exposure level
maximum temperature
maximum urea clearance
maximum velocity (current term)
maximum voluntary ventilation
Maxim Gorki
Maxim gun
maxing
maxis
maxixe
maxixes
Maxmilien de Bethune
Maxmillien Marie Isidore de Robespierre
Maxostoma
Maxwell
Maxwell's demon
Maxwell's equations
Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution law

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