mechanical stimulus — a stimulant application of mechanical force, as in friction or pinching … Medical dictionary
mechanical irritability — responsiveness to a mechanical stimulus; see mechanoreceptor … Medical dictionary
Stimulus — Stim u*lus, n.; pl. {Stimuli}. [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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stimulus — 1. A stimulant. 2. That which can elicit or evoke action (response) in a muscle, nerve, gland or other excitable tissue, or cause an augmenting action upon any function or metabolic … Medical dictionary
mechanischer Stimulus — mechaninis stimulas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Mechaniniai dirgikliai, veiksmai, aktyvinantys įvairių organų ir sistemų funkcijas, pvz., raumenų jėgos didėjimo priežastis, atsirandanti dėl mechaninio raumens poveikio… … Sporto terminų žodynas
Noxious stimulus — A noxious stimulus is an actually or potentially tissue damaging event. [1] It is a prerequisite for nociception, which itself is a prerequisite for nociceptive pain[1] Noxious stimuli can either be mechanical (e.g. pinching or other tissue… … Wikipedia
motivation — motivational, adj. motivative, adj. /moh teuh vay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or an instance of motivating. 2. the state or condition of being motivated. 3. something that motivates; inducement; incentive. [1870 75; MOTIVE + ATION] * * * Factors… … Universalium
GRIN2B — Glutamate receptor, ionotropic, N methyl D aspartate 2B Rendering based on PDB 1S11 … Wikipedia
bone disease — Introduction any of the diseases or injuries that affect human bones (bone). Diseases and injuries of bones are major causes of abnormalities of the human skeletal system (skeletal system, human). Although physical injury, causing fracture,… … Universalium
Neuron — This article is about cells in the nervous system. For other uses, see Neuron (disambiguation). Brain cell redirects here. For other uses, see Glial cell. Neuron: Nerve Cell … Wikipedia
