(ˈ)d(y)üb|wä]rāˈmōⁿz-, -ü|bȯi] noun
or du bois-reymond principle
Usage: usually capitalized D&B&R
Etymology: after Emil du Bois-Reymond died 1896 German physiologist
: a statement in physiology: a nerve is stimulated only by a change in electric current and not by a steady flow of electricity