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chronaxie
 
SYLLABICATION:chro·nax·ie
PRONUNCIATION:  krnks, krnk-
VARIANT FORMS: also chro·nax·y
NOUN:Inflected forms: 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.
ETYMOLOGY:French : Greek khronos, time + Greek axi, value (from axios, worthy; see ag- in Appendix I).
 
 
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