isochronism

isochronism
iso·chro·nism ī-'säk-rə-.niz-əm, ī-sə-'krō- n the state of having the same chronaxie <\isochronism between a muscle and its nerve>
iso·chron·ic .ī-sə-'krän-ik adj

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isoch·ro·nism (i″sə-kroґniz-əm) [iso- + chrono- + -ism] correspondence between processes with respect to their time, rate, or frequency. Called also isochrony.

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