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stimulation
has definitions from the fields of biology,sexuality,physiology
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[ noun ] the act of arousing an organism to action
Used in print (E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)Moreover , the responsiveness of the hypothalamus to nociceptive stimulation is greatly increased under these conditions . Since electrical stimulation of the posterior hypothalamus produces the effects of wakefulness while stimulation of the anterior hypothalamus induces sleep , it may be said that the reactivity of the whole organism is altered by a change in the autonomic reactivity of the hypothalamus . Since electrical stimulation of the posterior hypothalamus produces the effects of wakefulness while stimulation of the anterior hypothalamus induces sleep , it may be said that the reactivity of the whole organism is altered by a change in the autonomic reactivity of the hypothalamus . Related terms |
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[ noun ] any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
Used in print (William C. Smith, "Why Fear Ideas?"...)By_no_means would we discourage the production of ideas : they provide raw_materials with which to work ; they provide stimulations that lead to further production . (Ralph B. Long. The Sentence and Its Parts: A...)Strong stress on hunger treats hunger as an additional stimulus , strong stress on stimulates treats stimulation as an additional effect of hunger , strong stress on man treats man as an additional creature who responds to the stimulation of hunger . (Jay Williams, The Forger....)They lack stimulation . |
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[ noun ] (physiology) the effect of a stimulus (on nerves or organs etc.)
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[ noun ] (biology,sexuality) mutual sexual stimulation prior to sexual intercourse
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