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stim⋅u⋅lus

  [stim-yuh-luhs]
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–noun, plural -li  [-lahy] .
1. something that incites to action or exertion or quickens action, feeling, thought, etc.: The approval of others is a potent stimulus.
2. Physiology, Medicine/Medical. something that excites an organism or part to functional activity.
Origin:
1605–15; < L: a goad

Synonyms:
1. incitement, enticement, motive, provocation. 2. stimulant.

Antonyms:
1. discouragement.
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Cultural Dictionary

stimulus

plur. stimuli (stim-yuh-leye)

An action, condition, or person that provokes a response, especially a conditioned response.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: post·stim·u·lus
Pronunciation: -'stim-y&-l&s
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, occurring in, or being theperiod immediately after administration of a stimulus (as to a neuron)

Main Entry: stim·u·lus
Pronunciation: 'stim-y&-l&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural stim·u·li /-"lI,-"lE/
1 : STIMULANT 1
2 : an agent (as an environmental change) that directlyinfluences the activity of living protoplasm (as by exciting a sensory organ or evoking muscular contraction or glandular secretion) stimulus>
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Medical Dictionary

stimulus stim·u·lus (stĭm'yə-ləs)
n. pl. stim·u·li (-lī')

  1. A stimulant.

  2. That which can elicit or evoke an action or response in a cell, an excitable tissue, or an organism.

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Science Dictionary
stimulus   (stĭm'yə-ləs)  Pronunciation Key 
Plural stimuli (stĭm'yə-lī')

  1. Physiology Something that can elicit or evoke a physiological response in a cell, a tissue, or an organism. A stimulus can be internal or external. Sense organs, such as the ear, and sensory receptors, such as those in the skin, are sensitive to external stimuli such as sound and touch.

  2. Something that has an impact or an effect on an organism so that its behavior is modified in a detectable way. See more at classical conditioning.


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