action potential

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action potential

noun action potentials

A short-term change in the electrical potential that travels along a cell such as a nerve or muscle fiber. Even some single-celled organisms have action potentials.

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noun electrical potential

日本語	活動電位 katsudōden'i
中文	動作電位 /动作电位 dòngzuò diànwèi
Deutsch	Aktionspotential
Ελληνικά	δυναμικό ενέργειας dynamikó enérgeias
Русский	и́мпульс ímpulʹs

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@misc{action_potential_2026,
  title = {action potential},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/action%20potential},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}