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PRONUNCIATION OF RHEOBASE

rheobase  [ˈriːəʊˌbeɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RHEOBASE

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Rheobase is a noun.
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WHAT DOES RHEOBASE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Rheobase

Rheobase is a measure of membrane excitability. In neuroscience, rheobase is the minimal current amplitude of infinite duration that results in the depolarization threshold of the cell membranes being reached, such as an action potential or the contraction of a muscle. In Greek, the root "rhe" translates to current or flow, and "basi" means bottom or foundation: thus the rheobase is the minimum current that will produce an action potential or muscle contraction. Rheobase can be best understood in the context of the strength-duration relationship. The ease with which a membrane can be stimulated depends on two variables: the strength of the stimulus, and the duration for which the stimulus is applied. These variables are inversely related: as the strength of the applied current increases, the time required to stimulate the membrane decreases to maintain a constant effect. Mathematically, rheobase is equivalent to half the current that needs to be applied for the duration of chronaxie, which is a strength-duration time constant that corresponds to the duration of time that elicits a response when the nerve is stimulated at twice rheobasic strength.

Definition of rheobase in the English dictionary

The definition of rheobase in the dictionary is the minimum nerve impulse required to elicit a response from a tissue.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RHEOBASE


airbase
ˈɛəˌbeɪs
base
beɪs
bass
beɪs
counterbase
ˈkaʊntəˌbeɪs
database
ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs
diabase
ˈdaɪəˌbeɪs
double-bass
ˌdʌb əlˈbeɪs
embase
ɪmˈbeɪs
fanbase
ˈfænˌbeɪs
firebase
ˈfaɪəˌbeɪs
freebase
ˈfriːˌbeɪs
isobase
ˈaɪsəʊˌbeɪs
kilobase
ˈkɪləˌbeɪs
subbase
ˈsʌbˌbeɪs
subbass
ˈsʌbˌbeɪs
surbase
ˈsɜːˌbeɪs
wheelbase
ˈwiːlˌbeɪs
zero-base
ˈzɪərəʊˌbeɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RHEOBASE

rhenium
rheobasic
rheochord
rheologic
rheological
rheologically
rheologist
rheology
rheometer
rheometric
rheometrical
rheometry
rheomorphic
rheomorphism
rheophil
rheophile
rheoreceptor
rheostat
rheostatic
rheotactic

WORDS THAT END LIKE RHEOBASE

air base
airforce base
army base
client base
customer base
fan base
first base
get to first base
home base
make-up base
military base
missile base
naval base
object database
off base
pizza base
Schiff base
seaplane base
tax base
touch base

Synonyms and antonyms of rheobase in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «rheobase» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

rheobase
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

reobase
570 millions of speakers

English

rheobase
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

rheobase
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قرارة التيار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

реобаза
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

reobase
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

rheobase
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rhéobase
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rheobase
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rheobase
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

基電流
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

rheobase
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rheobase
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rheobase
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

rheobase
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रेशीब
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

rheobase
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

reobase
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rheobase
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

реобаза
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

reobaza
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

rheobase
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rheobase
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rheobase
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rheobase
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rheobase

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RHEOBASE»

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Dynamical Systems in Neuroscience
B spike old resting state, I=0 A Figure 7.28: Integrators have a well-defined rheobase current, while resonators may not. The neuronal rheobase, that is, the minimal amplitude of a current of infinite duration that makes the neuron fire, measures ...
Eugene M. Izhikevich, 2007
2
Electrotherapy Simplified
Normal values of rheobase are 2-10 mA or 10-20 volts. In denervation the value of rheobase may be less than that of the innervated muscles and it often rises as re-innervations starts. Partial denervation generally produces no change in value  ...
Basanta Kumar Nanda, Nanda, 2008
3
Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology
For very long pulses there is a minimum current required to stimulate that is called rheobase.The strength-duration curve was first discovered by G. Weiss in 1901. He expressed it in terms of total charge in the stimulating pulse. A description of ...
Russell K. Hobbie, Bradley J. Roth, 2007
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Methods of Tissue Engineering
RHEOBASE. (R50). AND. CHRONAXIE. (C50). Myooids are cultured aneurally and do not exhibit excitability typical of adult muscle. As a consequence, electrical stimulation pulses required to elicit maximal twitch and tetanus are generally an ...
Anthony Atala, Robert Paul Lanza, 2002
5
Fundamental Approaches to the Management of Cardiac Arrhythmias
As will be discussed below, the defibrillation strength-duration curve is defined by the chronaxie pulse duration and the rheobase current. The rheobase current is the defibrillation threshold (DFT) at a current of infinite duration. The chronaxie ...
Ruey J. Sung, M.R. Lauer, 2000
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Principles of Medical Physiology
Graded Potentials Utilization time is the time taken by a stimulus of rheobase strength to excite the membrane. Chronaxie is the time required to stimulate the membrane using double the rheobase strength of stimulus. Both rheobase and ...
Sabyasachi Sircar, 2008
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World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering ...
Abstract— Our defibrillation theory claims that mean voltage is a hyperbolic function of pulse duration if voltages below the rheobase are avoided. To verify this theory, two animal experiments were carried out. The 'rheobase condition' ...
Olaf Dössel, Wolfgang C. Schlegel, 2010
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Textbook of Small Animal Surgery
Rheobase. The intensity of the electrical stimulus required to capture the myocardium depends on the amount of time the stimulus is applied (i.e., pulse width or duration). This interaction of stimulus amplitude and pulse duration defines the ...
Douglas H. Slatter, 2003
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Bioelectricity: A Quantitative Approach
Rheobase In (7.8) I R is named the rheobase, while Ith is the minimum current required to reach threshold with stimulus duration T. From (7.8) one sees that the rheobase,I R , is the minimum stimulus intensity that still produces a threshold ...
Robert Plonsey, Roger C. Barr, 2007
10
Simulation of the excitation of human lower spinal cord ...
For assessment of the excitability of nerve fibers the rheobase and chronaxie are used as indicators. The rheobase is the minimal current amplitude of 'infinite' duration (practically, a few hundred milliseconds) that produces an AP. Chronaxie ...
Josef Ladenbauer, 2008

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