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fa⋅cil⋅i⋅ta⋅tion

  [fuh-sil-i-tey-shuhn]
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–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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fa·cil·i·ta·tion   (fə-sĭl'ĭ-tā'shən)   
n.  

    1. The act of making easy or easier.

    2. The state of being made easy or easier.

  2. Physiology The process of lowering the threshold for propagation of the action potential of a neuron, especially by repeated use of a neural pathway or the summation of two or more subthreshold impulses.

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Main Entry: fa·cil·i·ta·tion
Pronunciation: f&-"sil-&-'tA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : the lowering of thethreshold for reflex conduction along a particular neural pathway especially from repeated use of that pathway
2 : the increasing of the ease or intensity of a response by repeatedstimulation
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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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