repolarize
Reset electrical charge
To repolarize is to restore or reestablish polarity after depolarization.
The term appears most often in physiology, where nerve and muscle cells repolarize after firing—returning to their resting electrical state before they can fire again: The heart muscle must repolarize between beats.
More broadly, repolarize can describe any return to a polarized condition, including figurative political or social divisions.
Impulse-conducting cell
- axonNeuron's signal-sending projection
- synapseNerve signal crossing point
- dendriteNeuron's input branch
- neurotransmitterSynaptic chemical messenger
receptor · signal · transmission · hyperpolarization · action potential · membrane · sodium · potassium
Neuron's rapid electrical discharge
- resting stateInactive default condition
- membraneThin tissue sheet
- sodiumEleventh element, highly reactive
- potassiumNineteenth element, symbol K
channels · refractory period · pacemaker · arrhythmia · defibrillation · ventricle · atrium · electrocardiogram
Object producing attractive field
- fieldArea of specialty
- polesLong sticks or extremities
- northArctic-facing cardinal direction
- southCardinal direction opposite north
reversal · domains · flux · alignment · ferromagnetism · hysteresis · magnetization · dipole
Splitting into parts
- factionsDissenting internal groups
- partisanshipLoyalty to one faction
- debateFormal argument on issues
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
conflict · realignment · schism · unity · discourse · camps · extremes · reconciliation
neuron
Impulse-conducting cell
- axonNeuron's signal-sending projection
- synapseNerve signal crossing point
- dendriteNeuron's input branch
neurotransmitter · receptor · signal · transmission · hyperpolarization · action potential · membrane · sodium · potassium · nervous system
action potential
Neuron's rapid electrical discharge
- resting stateInactive default condition
- membraneThin tissue sheet
- sodiumEleventh element, highly reactive
potassium · channels · refractory period · pacemaker · arrhythmia · defibrillation · ventricle · atrium · electrocardiogram · cardiac cycle
magnet
Object producing attractive field
south · reversal · domains · flux · alignment · ferromagnetism · hysteresis · magnetization · dipole · orientation
division
Splitting into parts
- factionsDissenting internal groups
- partisanshipLoyalty to one faction
- debateFormal argument on issues
opposition · conflict · realignment · schism · unity · discourse · camps · extremes · reconciliation · polarization
electrode
Conductive interface point
- anodeOxidation electrode
- cathodeElectrode current exits through
- voltageElectrical potential difference
current · charge · capacitor · dielectric · electrolyte · circuit · reversal · battery · cell · rectifier
repolarizedepolarize
Reduce charge separation
depolarization · excite · activate · fire · discharge
repolarizedepolarize
Reduce charge separation
unify · unite · reconcile · bring together · find common ground
repolarization, repolarizing, repolarized, repolarise, repolarised