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静止電位 (せいしでんい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

静せい止し電でん位い

せ

い

し

で

ん

い

Meanings

1

resting potential

Physiology term for the electrical potential across a cell membrane when the cell is not stimulated.

神しん経けい細さい胞ぼうの静せい止し電でん位いは約

やく

-

70

mV

で

ある

。

The resting potential of a neuron is about -70 mV.

Kanji

静quiet
止stop, halt
電electricity
位rank, grade, throne

Related words

活かつ動どう電でん位い
活動電位 (action potential) is the rapid change in membrane potential that occurs when a cell is stimulated, whereas 静止電位 is the stable, resting state.

Built from

静せい止し+電でん位い

Etymology

Compound of 静止 (rest, stillness) and 電位 (electric potential).