Du Bois-Reymond's law

noun

Du Bois-Rey·​mond's law

(ˈ)d(y)üb¦wä|rāˈmōⁿz-,

-ü¦bȯi|

variants or Du Bois-Reymond principle

: a statement in physiology: a nerve is stimulated only by a change in electric current and not by a steady flow of electricity

Word History

Etymology

after Emil du Bois-Reymond †1896 German physiologist

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