† myophysicsn.
Obsolete. rare.
The physical (chiefly electrical) aspects of muscular activity; the study of this.
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myology1649
myodynamics1853
myophysics1878
neuromyologya1890
myochemistry1962
1878 G. S. Hall in Mind 3 441 Our conclusion is not likely to be affected by any solution of such outstanding questions of myophysics as the pre-existence of muscular currents, the presence of a parelectrotonic layer, the number and nature of cross-discs, &c.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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