Medical Dictionary
depolarization
noun de·po·lar·iza·tion
Medical Definition of DEPOLARIZATION
: loss of polarization; especially : loss of the difference in charge between the inside and outside of the plasma membrane of a muscle or nerve cell due to a change in permeability and migration of sodium ions to the interior
Variants of DEPOLARIZATION
de·po·lar·iza·tion or British de·po·lar·isa·tion \(ˌ)dē-ˌpō-lə-rə-ˈzā-shən\
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