elastance
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(i′las·təns)
(electricity) The reciprocal of capacitance.
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e·las·tance
(ĭ-lăs'təns)
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A measure of the tendency of a hollow organ to recoil toward its original dimensions upon removal of a distending or compressing force. It is the reciprocal of compliance.
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elastance
IN BRIEF: n. - The reciprocal of capacitance.
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elastance
The quality of recoiling on removal of pressure without disruption, or an expression of the measure of the ability to do so in terms of unit of volume change per unit of pressure change; it is the reciprocal of compliance.
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