electrocontractility

electrocontractility
The power of contraction of muscular tissue in response to an electrical stimulus.

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elec·tro·con·trac·til·i·ty i-.lek-trō-.kän-.trak-'til-ət-ē, -kən- n, pl -ties contractility (as of a muscle) in response to electric stimulation

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elec·tro·con·trac·til·i·ty (e-lek″tro-kon″trak-tilґĭ-te) contractility in response to electric stimulation.

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