Medical Term:
excitation
Pronunciation: ek′sī-tā′shŭn
Definition:
- The act of increasing the rapidity or intensity of the physical or mental processes.
- In neurophysiology, the complete all-or-none response of a nerve or muscle to an adequate stimulus, ordinarily including propagation of excitation along the membranes of the cell or cells involved.
See Also: stimulation
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