monophasicallyadv.
/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈfeɪzᵻkli/, U.S. /ˌmɑnəˈfeɪzᵻk(ə)li/ Chiefly Physiology.
By a technique yielding a monophasic record. Also (esp. Biochemistry): in a monophasic manner.
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monophasically1928
myoelectrically1964
1928 Amer. Jrnl. Physiol. 86 187 The size of response was measured by the action current led off monophasically..from the peroneal nerve.
1941 S. H. Bartley Vision xii. 286 The monophasically recorded optic-nerve pattern produced by a flash of light on the retina, is a complex series of oscillations.
1972 Science 2 June 1044/1 The excitability of primary afferent terminals was tested by stimulating the fibers through a low-resistance, glass microelectrode.., and the conducted antidromic volley was recorded monophasically.
1998 Biochemistry 37 13968 Y197S reacts monophasically, showing that excess NADPH fails to enhance the absorbance of the thiolate-FAD charge-transfer complex.
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