Word Type

Noun

The word "stimulus" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Porkulus antistimulus chemostimulus contrastimulus costimulus counterstimulus discriminative stimulus external stimulus extrastimulus gravistimulus hyperstimulus interstimulus mechanostimulus microstimulus noxious stimulus peristimulus photostimulus poststimulus poverty of the stimulus prestimulus stimulon stimulus check stimulus delta stimulus-response time superstimulus tristimulus

Context

physiology psychology

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

information

Related Terms

apparatus elicit external impinge influence internal organism phenomena phenomenon physical physiological psychological response sensory system triggering

Synonym Network

impetus influence stimulation

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