stimulator
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If these signals can be detected and interpreted, they could be sent to a spinal cord stimulator that activates the nerves responsible for movement in that limb.
From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2026
With external devices, the electrical impulses need to travel through skin, tissue, muscle and fat so it's not as simple and direct as a stimulator in the body.
From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025
The device, known as TENS, for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator, became a standard medical tool.
From New York Times • Oct. 24, 2023
“Two fake knees, a spinal cord stimulator, 25 surgeries,” he began, as if reciting a box score.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2023
Voltaire was a great stimulator of the French Encyclopædia, a work designed to convey to the many the information of the few.
From Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works by Foote, G. W. (George William)
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