stimulism
Webster Dictionary
the theory of medical practice which regarded life as dependent upon stimulation, or excitation, and disease as caused by excess or deficiency in the amount of stimulation
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irritation
Webster Dictionary
the act of exciting, or the condition of being excited to action, by stimulation; -- as, the condition of an organ of sense, when its nerve is affected by some external body; esp., the act of exciting muscle fibers to contraction, by artificial stimulation; as, the irritation of a motor nerve by electricity; also, the condition of a muscle and nerve, under such stimulation
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sympathetic
Webster Dictionary
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system or some of its branches; produced by stimulation on the sympathetic nervious system or some part of it; as, the sympathetic saliva, a modified form of saliva, produced from some of the salivary glands by stimulation of a sympathetic nerve fiber
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vasodilator
Webster Dictionary
causing dilation or relaxation of the blood vessels; as, the vasodilator nerves, stimulation of which causes dilation of the blood vessels to which they go. These nerves are also called vaso-inhibitory, and vasohypotonic nerves, since their stimulation causes relaxation and rest
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extimulation
Webster Dictionary
stimulation
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instimulation
Webster Dictionary
stimulation
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compunction
Webster Dictionary
a pricking; stimulation
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anilingus
(ˌeɪ nlˈɪŋ gəs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
oral stimulation of the anus.
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sensitivity
(ˌsɛn sɪˈtɪv ɪ ti)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
degree of susceptibility to stimulation.
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fellatio
(ʃən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
oral stimulation of the penis.
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masturbation
(ˌmæs tərˈbeɪ ʃən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the stimulation or manipulation of one's own genitals, esp. to orgasm.
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sympathomimetic
(ˌsɪm pə θoʊ mɪˈmɛt ɪk, -maɪ-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
mimicking stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system.
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oxytocic
(ˌɒk sɪˈtoʊ sɪk, -ˈtɒs ɪk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
of or causing the stimulation of the involuntary muscle of the uterus.
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light
(ɪt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of sight.
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irritable
(ˈɪr ɪ tə bəl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Pathol. abnormally excitable or sensitive to stimulation.
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frottage
(ɔˈtɑʒ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
sexual stimulation through rubbing the genitals against another person.
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erogenous
(ˌɛr əˈdʒɛn ɪk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
particularly sensitive to sexual stimulation, as certain areas of the body:
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masturbation
(ˌmæs tərˈbeɪ ʃən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the stimulation, by manual or other means exclusive of coitus, of another's genitals.
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sympatholytic
(ˌsɪm pə θoʊˈlɪt ɪk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
opposing the effects of stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system.
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inhibition
(ˌɪn ɪˈbɪʃ ən, ˌɪn hɪ-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the reduction of a reflex or other activity as the result of an antagonistic stimulation.
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dyingness
Webster Dictionary
the state of dying or the stimulation of such a state; extreme languor; languishment
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epileptogenous
Webster Dictionary
producing epilepsy or epileptoid convulsions; -- applied to areas of the body or of the nervous system, stimulation of which produces convulsions
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electroretinograph
(ɪˌlɛk troʊˈrɛt n əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an instrument that measures the electrical response of the retina to light stimulation.
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telotaxis
(ˌtɛl əˈtæk sɪs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
orientation or movement, by an organism with sensory receptors, toward or away from a particular source of stimulation.
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erethism
(ˈɛr əˌθɪz əm)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an unusual or excessive degree of irritability or stimulation in an organ or tissue.
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senseless
(insensible, senseless)
Princeton's WordNet
unresponsive to stimulation
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responsiveness
(responsiveness, reactivity)
Princeton's WordNet
responsive to stimulation
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reactivity
(responsiveness, reactivity)
Princeton's WordNet
responsive to stimulation
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insensible
(insensible, senseless)
Princeton's WordNet
unresponsive to stimulation
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sound
(ʊnd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of hearing by vibrations transmitted through the air or other medium.
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