stimulation
noun
stim·u·la·tion
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Medical Definition of stimulation
1
: the act or process of stimulating
2
: the stimulating action of various agents on muscles, nerves, or a sensory end organ by which activity is evoked
especially
: the reaction produced in a sensory end organ by a stimulus that initiates a nerve impulse and results in functional activity of an effector (as a muscle or gland)
gastric secretion induced by stimulation of the sense of smell