biopotential

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English

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Etymology

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From bio- +‎ potential.

Noun

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biopotential (plural biopotentials)

  1. A biologically- or biochemically-generated potential (voltage)
    • 2013, K. H. Pribram, A. R. Luria, Psychophysiology of the Frontal Lobes, page 92:
      The electrical activity of the subject's cerebral cortex was recorded in a state of relative rest, after a 5 min adaptation of the subject to a dark soundproof chamber. The biopotentials were recorded from the electroencephaloscope screen []
    • 2015 August 1, “Cardiac Dysregulation and Myocardial Injury in a 6-Hydroxydopamine-Induced Rat Model of Sympathetic Denervation”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Readings of heart biopotential and physical activity were obtained using a biotelemetry system (Data Sciences Int., St Paul, MN, USA).

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