excitor

excitor
SYN: stimulant (2).

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ex·ci·tor -'sīt-ər n an afferent nerve arousing increased action of the part that it supplies

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ex·ci·tor (ek-siґtər) a nerve that when stimulated excites greater action in the part it supplies.

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  • excitor — noun Date: 1816 an afferent nerve arousing increased action of the part that it supplies …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • excitor — /ik suy teuhr, tawr/, n. 1. Physiol. a nerve whose stimulation excites greater action. 2. Archaic. an exciter. [1810 20; EXCITE + OR2] * * * …   Universalium

  • excitor — n. one who excites, one who arouses, one who stirs up; afferent nerve (Physiology) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • excitor — ex·ci·tor …   English syllables

  • excitor — ex•ci•tor [[t]ɪkˈsaɪ tər, tɔr[/t]] n. phl a nerve that increases the intensity of an action when stimulated • Etymology: 1810–20 …   From formal English to slang

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