propagation

propagation definition - medical

prop·a·ga·tion (prŏpˌə-gāˈshən)

noun
  1. Multiplication or increase, as by natural reproduction.
  2. The act or process of propagating, especially the process by which an impulse is transmitted along a nerve fiber.

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