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facilitation

[fuh-sil-i-tey-shuhn] Origin

fa·cil·i·ta·tion

[fuh-sil-i-tey-shuhn]
noun
1.
the act or process of facilitating.
2.
Physiology. the lowering of resistance in a neural pathway to an impulse, resulting from previous or simultaneous stimulation.

Origin:
1610–20; facilitate + -ion
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Facilitation is always a great word to know.
So is kinesis. Does it mean:
noting a structure for conveying an impulse that results or tends to result in sensation such as a nerve
the movement of an organism in response to a stimulus such as light
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facilitation (fəˌsɪlɪˈteɪʃən)
 
n
1.  the act or process of facilitating
2.  physiol the increased ease of transmission of impulses in a nerve fibre, caused by prior excitation

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facilitation
1610s, from facilitate + -tion.
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facilitation fa·cil·i·ta·tion (fə-sĭl'ĭ-tā'shən)
n.
The enhancement or reinforcement of a reflex or other nerve activity by the arrival of other excitatory impulses at the reflex center.

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