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US
/ˌstɪmjəˈɫeɪʃən/
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[ UK /stˌɪmjʊlˈeɪʃən/ ]
[ UK /stˌɪmjʊlˈeɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
- mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse
- (physiology) the effect of a stimulus (on nerves or organs etc.)
- any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
- the act of arousing an organism to action
How To Use stimulation In A Sentence
- From a mail-order house she ordered a battery-operated galvanic device which applied the stimulation of low-voltage electrical current to his paralyzed limbs.
- The nearly all stimulation island of langerhans B cell secretion thrusts out the island element to be able to stimulate the island of langerhans D cell growth chalone secretion.
- The patient is instructed not to move his eyes to look directly at the phosphene patterns that are generated during mapping, as eye movement will skew the results, making it necessary to repeat the stimulation sequence. Analog Science Fiction and Fact
- Objective To assess the effect of repeated gonadotropic stimulations on the developmental potential and growth differentiation factor-9 (GDF-9) expression of mouse oocytes.
- Biomet's product portfolio encompasses reconstructive products, including orthopedic joint replacement devices, bone cements and accessories, autologous therapies and dental reconstructive implants; fixation products, including electrical bone growth stimulators, internal and external orthopedic fixation devices, craniomaxillofacial implants and bone substitute materials; spinal products, including spinal stimulation devices, spinal hardware and orthobiologics; and other products, such as arthroscopy products and softgoods and bracing products. Business Wire Travel News
- Among its roles are stimulation of scientific research and provision of scientific information to scientists and the general public.
- Whilst men generally rely on visual stimulation for their kicks, women prefer aural pleasure.
- Thus, units with preinspiratory discharge patterns may have comparatively low thresholds to stimulation by central chemoreceptor afferent inputs relative to inspiratory units.
- We performed the procedure using electrical rather than high potassium stimulation, because it yields a closer representation of the physiological condition found during tetanic stimulation.
- Thus diminution of prostacyclin production and stimulation of platelet aggregation both mediated by lipid peroxides could contribute to thrombosis on atheromatous plaques.
