spontaneous abortion miscarriage stillbirth | a natural loss of the products of conception |
potential divider voltage divider | resistors connected in series across a voltage source, used to obtain a desired fraction of the voltage |
action potential | the local voltage change across the cell wall as a nerve impulse is transmitted |
abiogenesis autogenesis autogeny spontaneous generation | a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter |
brainwave brain wave cortical potential | (neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph |
elastic energy elastic potential energy | potential energy that is stored when a body is deformed (as in a coiled spring) |
electric potential potential potential difference potential drop voltage | the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts |
evoked potential | the electrical response of the central nervous system produced by an external stimulus, he measured evoked potentials with an electroencephalogram |
resting potential | the potential difference between the two sides of the membrane of a nerve cell when the cell is not conducting an impulse |
potential energy P.E. | the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its position, stored energy |
spontaneous combustion | ignition of a substance (as oily rags) resulting from an internal oxidation process |
potential unit | a measure of the potential energy of a unit charge at a given point in a circuit relative to a reference point (ground) |
potential potentiality potency | the inherent capacity for coming into being |
potential possible | existing in possibility, a potential problem, possible uses of nuclear power |
high-voltage high-potential | operating on or powered by a high voltage, a high-voltage generator |
likely potential | expected to become or be, in prospect, potential clients |
ad-lib spontaneous unwritten | said or done without having been planned or written in advance, he made a few ad-lib remarks |
spontaneous self-generated | happening or arising without apparent external cause, spontaneous laughter, spontaneous combustion, a spontaneous abortion |