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Webster 1913 Edition


Stimulation

Stimˊu-la′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
stimulatio
: cf. F.
stimulation
.]
1.
The act of stimulating, or the state of being stimulated.
2.
(Physiol.)
The irritating action of various agents (stimuli) on muscles, nerves, or a sensory end organ, by which activity is evoked; especially, the nervous impulse produced by various agents on nerves, or a sensory end organ, by which the part connected with the nerve is thrown into a state of activity; irritation.

Webster 1828 Edition


Stimulation

STIMULATION

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Noun.
1.
The act of goading or exciting.
2.
Excitement; the increased action of the moving fibers or organs in animal bodies.

Definition 2024


stimulation

stimulation

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stimulation (countable and uncountable, plural stimulations)

  1. A pushing or goading toward action.
  2. An activity causing excitement or pleasure.
  3. (biology) Any action or condition that creates a response; sensory input.

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