chronaxy

chro·nax·ie also chro·nax·y   (krō'nāk'sē, krŏn'āk'-)    n.   pl. chro·nax·ies The minimum interval of time necessary to electrically stimulate a muscle or nerve fiber, using twice the minimum current needed to elicit a threshold response. [French : Greek khronos, time + Greek axiā, value (from axios, worthy; see ag- in Indo-European roots).]

Main Entry: chron·ax·ie
Variants: or chron·axy /'krOn-"ak-sE, 'krän-/ also chron·ax·ia /krO-'nak-sE-&, kr&-, krän-'ak-/
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ax·ies also -ax·ias
: theminimum time required for excitation of a structure (as a nerve cell) by a constant electric current of twice the threshold voltage —compare RHEOBASE

chronaxie chro·nax·ie or chro·nax·y (krō'nāk'sē, krŏn'āk'-)
n. pl. chro·nax·ies
The minimum interval of time necessary to electrically stimulate a muscle or nerve fiber, using twice the minimum current needed to elicit a threshold response.