- excitor nerve
- a nerve that transmits impulses resulting in an increase in functional activity.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
excitor nerve
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excitor — [ek sīt′ər, iksīt′ər; ] also, esp.for 2 [, eksī tôr, iksī′tôr΄] n. [ME exciter] 1. EXCITER 2. Physiol. a nerve which, when stimulated, causes increased activity of the part that it supplies … English World dictionary
Nerve — A bundle of fibers that uses electrical and chemical signals to transmit sensory and motor information from one body part to another. See nervous system. * * * A whitish cordlike structure composed of one or more bundles (fascicles) of myelinated … Medical dictionary
excitor — SYN: stimulant (2). * * * ex·ci·tor sīt ər n an afferent nerve arousing increased action of the part that it supplies * * * ex·ci·tor (ek siґtər) a nerve that when stimulated excites greater action in the part it supplies … Medical dictionary
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 [[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
excitor — /əkˈsaɪtə/ (say uhk suytuh), /ɛk / (say ek ), / tɔ/ (say taw) noun 1. Physiology a nerve whose stimulation excites greater action. 2. → exciter …
excitor — ikˈsīd.ə(r), ek , ītə noun ( s) 1. archaic : exciter 2. : an afferent nerve arousing increased action of the part that it supplies … Useful english dictionary
nervous system — Anat., Zool. 1. the system of nerves and nerve centers in an animal or human, including the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and ganglia. 2. a particular part of this system. Cf. autonomic nervous system, central nervous system, peripheral nervous… … Universalium
