2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stimulation \Stim`u*la"tion\, n. [L. stimulatio: cf F.
stimulation.]
1. The act of stimulating, or the state of being stimulated.
2. (Physiol.) The irritating action of various agents
(stimuli) on muscles, nerves, or a sensory end organ, by
which activity is evoked; especially, the nervous impulse
produced by various agents on nerves, or a sensory end
organ, by which the part connected with the nerve is
thrown into a state of activity; irritation.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
stimulation
n 1: the act of stimulating
2: any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
[syn: {stimulus}, {stimulant}, {input}]
3: (physiology) the effect of a stimulus (on nerves or organs
etc.)
4: mutual sexual stimulation prior to sexual intercourse [syn:
{foreplay}, {arousal}]
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