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stimulation |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stimulation \Stim`u*la"tion\, n. [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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: stimulation n 1: the act of stimulating 2: any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action [syn: {stimulus}, {stimulant}, {input}] 3: (physiology) the effect of a stimulus (on nerves or organs etc.) 4: mutual sexual stimulation prior to sexual intercourse [syn: {foreplay}, {arousal}]
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