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stimulation

[ stim-yuh-ley-shuhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the act of exciting a nerve, gland, etc., to its functional activity:
The fungus is known to have diverse effects on the body, from stimulation of the nervous system to constriction of blood vessels.
something that arouses interest, inspiration, or incitement to action:
Children, with their developing brains, love stimulation and novelty.
a cause or incitement:
Improved rural-urban communication links often act as stimulation for the growth of local towns.

First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin stimulātiō “incentive”; equivalent to stimulate ( def ) + -ion ( def )

“Everything for someone like Christopher is over-stimulation,” Sharp says.

In 2006, the firm presided over a routine steam-injection procedure known as “well stimulation.”

I need some stimulation in my blood,” Bergesio says, “and here you have confrontation.

As Dr. Jim Pfause of Concordia University points out, “smaller ones may mean you need more stimulation.”

The procedure for spinal cord stimulation is performed by neurosurgeons around the world for other diseases, like chronic pain.

Non-phagocytic leukocytosis is probably due more to stimulation of blood-making organs than to chemotaxis.

Her stimulation of his sympathy and imagination was to change the whole course of his existence.

The two sets of gifts did not exert a reciprocal stimulation.

Clothing, also, especially in boys the breeches, may give rise during childhood to unwholesome stimulation.

Certain children, having experienced sexual stimulation as a result of such punishment, will endeavour to secure its repetition.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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