Calcium is unique among metals because its ions have a very large concentration gradient across the plasma membrane of all cells, from 10 â3 M Ca 2+ outside, to 10 â7 M Ca 2+ inside.
Originally Posted by Quinne. I think it has a lot to do with motives.... What I learned through studying Alcohol & other Drug work is that in counselling terms, a lapse is a hiccup and a relapse is full-blown return to old behaviours, as well as active addiction.
Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  oversight, lapse(noun) a mistake resulting from inattention. 2  lapse(noun) a break or intermission in the occurrence of something. 3  backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, reverting(verb) a failure to maintain a higher state.