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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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