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