monophasicityn.
/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)feɪˈzɪsᵻti/, U.S. /ˌmɑnəˌfeɪˈzɪsᵻdi/ Chiefly Physiology.
The property of being monophasic.
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neuroelectricity1914
rheobase1917
bioelectricity1925
monophasicity1932
Berger rhythm1934
skin potential1934
brain wave1935
beta rhythm1936
beta waves1936
theta1944
hyperpolarization1946
hyperpolarizing1950
conductance1966
biopower1978
1932 Jrnl. Cellular & Compar. Physiol. 1 178 Gerard argues that monophasicity results because the asphyxiated region of the nerve is completely depolarized, while a killed region, if supplied with oxygen, may partially repolarize to give a diphasic record.
1950 Jrnl. Gen. Physiol. 33 654 By the time at which the equilibrium period was completed the fibers were fully blocked. Monophasicity continued without further difficulty to the end of the experiment.
1959 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 45 606 (caption) The absence of conduction is demonstrated by the monophasicity of the spikes in records 1 to 4.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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