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treppe

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Main Entry: trep·pe
Pronunciation: 'trep-&
Function: noun
: the graduated series of increasingly vigorous contractions that results when acorresponding series of identical stimuli is applied to a rested muscle called also staircase effect, staircase phenomenon
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treppe trep·pe (trěp'ə)
n.
The occurrence of a successive increase in amplitude of the first few contractions of cardiac muscle that has received a number of stimuli of the same intensity following a quiescent period. Also called staircase phenomenon.

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