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1potential

adj po·ten·tial \pə-ˈten-chəl\

Medical Definition of POTENTIAL

:  existing in possibility :  capable of development into actuality
—po·ten·tial·ly \-ˈtench-(ə-)lē\ adverb

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18 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) potential (adjective)
  2. 2) potential (noun)
  3. potential cautery (noun)
  4. potential difference (noun)
  5. potential energy (noun)
  6. action potential (noun)
  7. demarcation potential (noun)
  8. electrical potential (noun)
  9. evoked potential (noun)
  10. generator potential (noun)
  11. inhibitory postsynaptic potential (noun)
  12. injury potential (noun)
  13. membrane potential (noun)
  14. oxidation-reduction potential (noun)
  15. receptor potential (noun)
  16. redox potential (noun)
  17. resting potential (noun)
  18. spike potential (noun)
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