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Give the Meanings for the Following Abbreviations and Blood Dyscrasias

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Give the meanings for the following abbreviations and blood dyscrasias:
-hemophilia: __________


Definitions:

Action Potentials

Electrical impulses that are the means of communication and signal transmission within the nervous system, particularly among neurons.

Excitatory Postsynaptic

Pertaining to the process in which a neurotransmitter increases the likelihood of an action potential firing in the postsynaptic neuron.

Electric Potential

The amount of electric potential energy per unit charge at a point in a field, representing the force that would be exerted on a positive test charge placed at that point.

Neuron

A nerve cell that is the basic building block of the nervous system, responsible for transmitting information throughout the body via electrical and chemical signals.

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