"afterpotential" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: afterpotentials [plural]
Etymology: From after- + potential. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|after|potential}} after- + potential Head templates: {{en-noun}} afterpotential (plural afterpotentials)
  1. A small, transitory electrical potential that follows, and is dependent upon the main potential produced when a nerve is stimulated; seen as a small positive or negative spike on an oscillograph output.

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Alternative forms

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