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current of injury — a flow of electric current to or from the injured region of an ischemic heart, due to regional alteration in transmembrane potential. See also diastolic c. of injury and systolic c. of injury … Medical dictionary
current of injury diastolic — net current flow from ischemic to normal cardiac tissue during diastole, due to more rapid repolarization of the injured region and thus a more positive transmembrane potential than in surrounding tissue. Cf. systolic c. of injury … Medical dictionary
current of injury systolic — net current flow from normal to ischemic cardiac tissue during systole, due to a decrease in the amplitude and duration of the action potential so that the transmembrane potential of the ischemic tissue is less negative than that of surrounding… … Medical dictionary
current — A stream or flow of fluid, air, or electricity. [L. currens, pres. p. of curro, to run] action c. an electrical c. induced in muscle fibers when they are effectively stimulated; normally it is followed by contraction. after c. aftercurrent.… … Medical dictionary
injury — The damage or wound of trauma. [L. injuria, fr. in neg. + jus (jur ), right] blast i. tearing of lung tissue or rupture of any tissue or organ without external i., as by the force of an … Medical dictionary
Traumatic brain injury — See also: Brain injury (disambiguation) Traumatic brain injury Classification and external resources … Wikipedia
Spinal cord injury — Spinal cord injuries Classification and external resources View of the vertebral column and spinal cord ICD 10 G … Wikipedia
List of current NFL team rosters — The following is a list of current National Football League (NFL) team rosters: Roster status key Notation Corresponding roster designation IR Reserve/Injured Waived/Injured Waived/Injured Injured Practice Squad/Injured Active/PUP… … Wikipedia
Self-injury — ] Non fatal self harm is common in young people worldwide [cite journal|author=Schmidtke A, et al.|year=1996|title=Attempted suicide in Europe: rates, trends and sociodemographic characteristics of suicide attempters during the period… … Wikipedia
Residual-current device — A two pole residual current device A Residual Current Device is a generic term covering both RCCBs and RCBOs. A Residual Current Circuit Breaker (RCCB) is an electrical wiring device that disconnects a circuit whenever it detects that the… … Wikipedia
