- stimulator
- SYN: stimulant (2).- long-acting thyroid s. (LATS) a substance, found in the blood of some hyperthyroid patients, that exerts a prolonged stimulatory effect on the thyroid gland; associated in plasma with the IgG (7 S γ-globulin) fraction and seems to be an antibody or, perhaps, an immune complex.
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stim·u·la·tor 'stim-yə-.lāt-ər n one that stimulates or provides a stimulus <an electronic nerve \stimulator> <immune system \stimulators> <interdental \stimulators>* * *
n.any apparatus designed to stimulate nerves and muscles for a variety of purposes. It can be used to stimulate particular areas of the brain or to block pain (as in transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation).* * *
stim·u·la·tor (stimґu-la″tər) 1. any agent that excites functional activity. 2. in electrodiagnosis, an instrument that applies pulses of current to stimulate a nerve, muscle, or area of the central nervous system.
Medical dictionary. 2011.