CHRONAXIE


Meaning of CHRONAXIE in English

|krōˌnaksē, ˈkrä-,  ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun

also chro·nax·ia  ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷sēə ; or chro·naxy ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷sē,  ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷

( plural chronaxies also chronaxias )

Etymology: French chronaxie, from chron- + Greek axia value, from axios worthy, weighing as much as — more at axiom

physiology : the minimum time required for excitation of an excitable structure (as a nerve cell) by a constant electric current of twice the threshold voltage — compare rheobase

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.