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| The process by which a nerve adapts itself to a stimulus. This causes its threshold of excitation to increase as the stimulus continues. Because the threshold is increased, the nerve is less likely to propagate a new impulse. |
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| The all-or-none electrical response conducted by a nerve is less likely or muscle fiber upon depolarization. |
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| The stimulating electrode which is placed directly in the treatment area. May be smaller in size than the indifferent electrode or both may be the same size. |
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| Sensory nerve fiber that transmits impulses from the perophery towards the CNS. |
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