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stimulus
n. [L., for stigmulus, akin to L. instigare to stimulate. See Instigare, Stick, v. t.]1. A goad; hence, something that rouses the mind or spirits; an incentive; as, the hope of gain is a powerful stimulus to labor and action. ()
2. That which excites or produces a temporary increase of vital action, either in the whole organism or in any of its parts; especially (Physiol.), any substance or agent capable of evoking the activity of a nerve or irritable muscle, or capable of producing an impression upon a sensory organ or more particularly upon its specific end organ. ()
(Landois & Stirling.)


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