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Word: Stimulus
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 17th century: from Latin, ‘goad, spur, incentive’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈstɪmjʊləs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a thing or event that evokes a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue
Short Definition:thing or event that evokes specific functional reaction
Examples:- areas of the brain which respond to auditory stimuli
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