verb
- restoring electrical polarity to a cell membrane or tissue after depolarization
Usage: medical; biology
Examples
- The cardiac muscle cells are repolarizing after each heartbeat.
- Potassium channels open during the repolarizing phase of the action potential.
- The neuron is repolarizing as sodium channels close.
- Repolarizing currents help restore the cell’s resting potential.
- The EKG shows the ventricles repolarizing during the T wave.
- Certain drugs can interfere with the heart’s repolarizing process.