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Compound muscle action potential — The compound muscle action potential (CMAP) or compound motor action potential is a electromyography investigation (electrical study of muscle function). The CMAP represents the sumation of all underlying individual muscle fiber action potentials … Wikipedia
muscle action potential — compound muscle action p … Medical dictionary
compound action potential — see compound muscle action p. and compound nerve action p … Medical dictionary
muscle — muscleless, adj. muscly, adj. /mus euhl/, n., v., muscled, muscling, adj. n. 1. a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body. 2. an organ, composed of muscle tissue, that contracts to produce a… … Universalium
Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… … Medical dictionary
potential — 1. Capable of doing or being, although not yet doing or being; possible, but not actual. 2. A state of tension in an electric source enabling it to do work under suitable conditions; in relation to electricity, p. is analogous to the temperature… … Medical dictionary
Evoked potential — Intervention MeSH D005071 An evoked potential (or evoked response ) is an electrical potential recorded from the nervous system of a human or other animal following presentation of a … Wikipedia
CMAP — compound muscle (or motor) action potential * * * compound muscle action potential … Medical dictionary
CMAP — Compound Muscle Action Potential (Medical » Physiology) * Connection Management Access Protocol (Computing » Telecom) * Connection Management Access Protocol (Computing » Networking) … Abbreviations dictionary
Electromyography — Not to be confused with Electronystagmography (ENG), Electrocardiography (ECG), or Electroencephalography (EEG). Electromyography Intervention ICD 9 CM 93.08 MeSH … Wikipedia
