Posttetanic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Posttetanic is an adjective meaning Following tetany.
Meaning
Following tetany.
Example Sentences
This EF phenomenon is frequently associated with central mechanisms such as posttetanic potentiation at the Ia synapse, temporal summation of subthreshold excitatory postsynaptic potentials of Ia fibers to the motoneurons and activation of persistent inward currents in spinal motoneurons [4, 17, 18, 20 ].
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hyperpolarization, potentiation, tetanic, antitetanic, postingestive, tetanoid.
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