impulse
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(ĭm′pŭls″)

[L. impulsus, outward pressure, shock]
1. The act of driving onward with sudden force.
SEE: conation
2. An incitement of the mind, prompting an unpremeditated act, e.g., impulse buying.
3. In physiology, a change transmitted through certain tissues, esp. nerve fibers and muscles, resulting in physiological activity or inhibition.
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(ĭm′pŭls″)

[L. impulsus, outward pressure, shock]
1. The act of driving onward with sudden force.
SEE: conation
2. An incitement of the mind, prompting an unpremeditated act, e.g., impulse buying.
3. In physiology, a change transmitted through certain tissues, esp. nerve fibers and muscles, resulting in physiological activity or inhibition.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Impulse." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central Redesign, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/760063/all/ectopic_impulse.
Impulse. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/760063/all/ectopic_impulse. Accessed August 18, 2022.
Impulse. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th edition). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/760063/all/ectopic_impulse
Impulse [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2022 August 18]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/760063/all/ectopic_impulse.
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