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ANODAL CLOSURE CONTRACTION

\ˈanɒdə͡l klˈə͡ʊʒə kəntɹˈakʃən], \ˈanɒdə‍l klˈə‍ʊʒə kəntɹˈakʃən], \ˈa_n_ɒ_d_əl k_l_ˈəʊ_ʒ_ə k_ə_n_t_ɹ_ˈa_k_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of ANODAL CLOSURE CONTRACTION

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Contraction of muscles at anode on closure of electric circuit.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

A contraction of the muscles, occurring on closure of the current, when the stimulating electrode is the anode of the current used, expressed by the symbol AnCIC or ACC.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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