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  • Aftertreatment

    Secondary treatment or that which follows the primary treatment regimen.  

  • Aftersensation

    A sensation that persists after the stimulus causing it has ceased. A feeling that continues even after the initial cause has ceased.  

  • After pressure

    A feeling of pressure that remains for a few seconds after removal of a weight or other pressure. The sensation of lingering pressure experienced after removing an object from the body’s surface.  

  • Afterperception

    Perception of a sensation after cessation of the stimulus. The enduring experience of a sensation even after its triggering factor has stopped.  

  • Aftermovement

    Persistent and spontaneous contraction of a muscle after a strong contraction against resistance has ceased. This is easily seen when a person forcibly pushes an arm against a wall while standing with the frontal plane perpendicular to the wall. When this is stopped and the person moves away from the wall, the arm abducts involuntarily…

  • Positive afterimage

    Afterimage in which the colors and light intensity are unchanged.  

  • Afterdischarge

    The discharge of impulses from a reflex center after stimulation of the receptor has ceased. It results in prolongation of the response.  

  • Afterdepolarization

    Abnormal electrical activity that occurs during repolarization of the pacemaker cells of the heart. This activity may prolong the action potential and trigger abnormal atrial or ventricular rhythms.  

  • Afterdamp

    A gaseous mixture formed by the explosion of methane and air in a mine; contains a large percentage of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and carbon monoxide.  

  • Aftercurrent

    The ionic flows across a membrane after an action potential has passed along the membrane.  

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