stimulation
nounUK /stɪm.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/ · CA, US /ˈstɪm.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/
Etymology From Latin stimulātiō. Morphologically stimulate + -ion.
1
A pushing or goading toward action.
2
Biology, Natural sciences Any action or condition that creates a response; sensory input.
3
An activity causing excitement or pleasure; the act of stimulating.
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48 terms
acustimulation, allostimulation, angiostimulation, autostimulation, biostimulation, bronchostimulation, cardiostimulation, contrastimulation, co-stimulation, counterstimulation, cryostimulation, deep brain stimulation, destimulation, digital stimulation, electrostimulation, extrastimulation, gravistimulation, hyperstimulation, immunostimulation, interferential stimulation, interstimulation, macrostimulation, magnetostimulation, mechanostimulation, microstimulation, myostimulation, nanostimulation, neurostimulation, nonstimulation, optostimulation, osteostimulation, overstimulation, phagostimulation, pharmacostimulation, photostimulation, phytostimulation, pneumostimulation, poststimulation, prestimulation, psychostimulation, restimulation, self-stimulation, superstimulation, thermostimulation, transcranial direct current stimulation, understimulation, vasostimulation, vibrostimulation- Related terms
- stimulate, stimulator, stimulatory, stimulus