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treppe (medicine)


treppe


A phenomenon in cardiac muscle first observed by H.P. Bowditch; if a number of stimuli of the same intensity are sent into the muscle after a quiescent period, the first few contractions of the series show a successive increase in amplitude (strength).

Synonym: staircase phenomenon.

Origin: Ger. Treppe, staircase


phytochemistry (medicine)


phytochemistry
Chemistry in its relation to vegetable bodies; vegetable chemistry.

Origin: Phyto- + chemistry.

Source: Websters Dictionary