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treppe

noun trep·pe \ˈtrep-ə\

Medical Definition of TREPPE

:  the graduated series of increasingly vigorous contractions that results when a corresponding series of identical stimuli is applied to a rested muscle—called also staircase effect, staircase phenomenon

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