Category:Stimulation

Stim`u*la"tion, n. Etym: [l. stimulatio: cf. F. stimulation.]

1. The act of stimulating, or the state of being stimulated.

2. (physiol.)

Defn: 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.