depolarization

• depolarisation

From de- + polarization.

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /diˌpoʊlɚˌaɪˈzeɪʃən/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /diːˌpəʊ.ləɹaɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

depolarization (countable and uncountable, plural depolarizations)

1. The act of reducing polarity, or the result of such action; reduction to an unpolarized or less polarized condition.
   1. (biology, medicine) An intracellular shift in electrical charge distribution, resulting in less negative charge inside the cell compared with outside; it is essential to the function of many cells, communication between cells, and the overall physiology of an organism.
   2. (sociology) Reduction of political polarization.

      Coordinate term: deradicalization

• hypopolarization (shift in intracellular electrical charge distribution):

• hyperpolarization

• after-depolarization
• prepolarization
• repolarization