Definition of Rheobase

1. the smallest amount of electricity required to stimulate a nerve [n -S]

Medical Definition of Rheobase

1. The minimal strength of an electrical stimulus of indefinite duration that is able to cause excitation of a tissue, e.g., muscle or nerve. See: chronaxie. Synonym: galvanic threshold. Origin: rheo-+ G. Basis, a base (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rheobase

Rhein
Rheinberg filter
Rheinberg microscope
rheinberry
Rheinland
rhematic
rheme
rhemes
rhemish
Rhenish
rhenium
rhenium
rheniums
rheo-
rheobase (current term)
rheobase (current term)
rheobases
rheobasic
rheobasic
rheocardiography
rheochord
rheochrysidin
rheocord
rheocords
rheoencephalogram
rheoencephalography
rheogram
rheologic
rheological
rheologically

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