Weber paradox


We·ber par·a·dox

(vā'ber), if a muscle is loaded beyond its power to contract, it may elongate.

We·ber par·a·dox

(vā'ber par'ă-doks) If a muscle is loaded beyond its power to contract, it may elongate.

Weber paradox

A muscle loaded beyond its ability to contract may elongate.See also: Weber, Ernst Heinrich

Weber,

Ernst Heinrich, German physiologist and anatomist, 1795-1878. Fechner-Weber law - Synonym(s): Weber-Fechner lawWeber experiment - if the peripheral end of the divided vagus nerve is stimulated, the heart is arrested in diastole.Weber law - Synonym(s): Weber-Fechner lawWeber paradox - if a muscle is loaded beyond its power to contract, it may elongate.Weber-Fechner law - the intensity of a sensation varies by a series of equal increments as the strength of the stimulus is increased geometrically. Synonym(s): Fechner-Weber law; Weber law