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Used originally by Bowditch to indicate the gradually increasing contractions given by heart muscle when stimulated repeatedly with the same strength of stimulus. Now used as a general term to indicate-for tissues in general-the increased irritability that results at first from repeated functional activity. [Ger.].
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dust storm
- a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand a windstorm that lifts up clouds dust or sand; "it was the kind of duster not experienced in years"