Medical Term:
Wedensky effect
Definition:
- a relatively long-lasting, enhancing effect following application of a maximal shock or stimulus to a neuromuscular preparation during which a subthreshold stimulation, otherwise too small to evoke a response, will produce a response;
- a relatively prolonged lowering of the threshold of excitability after a maximal shock.
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