- posttetanic potentiation
- an incrementing response, without change of action potential amplitude, that occurs with repetitive nerve stimulation.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
posttetanic potentiation
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potentiation — Interaction between two or more drugs or agents resulting in a pharmacologic response greater than the sum of individual responses to each drug or agent. * * * po·ten·ti·a·tion (po ten″she aґshən) 1. the increasing of potency;… … Medical dictionary
