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Definition of Excitation

1. Noun. The state of being emotionally aroused and worked up. "He tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation"

2. Noun. The neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland.

3. Noun. Something that agitates and arouses. "He looked forward to the excitements of the day"

Definition of Excitation

1. n. The act of exciting or putting in motion; the act of rousing up or awakening.

Definition of Excitation

1. Noun. The act of exciting or putting in motion; the act of rousing up or awakening. ¹

2. Noun. The act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced. ¹

3. Noun. (physiology) The activity produced in an organ, tissue, or part, such as a nerve cell, as a result of stimulation ¹

4. Noun. (physics) The change in state as an excited state is formed by the absorption of a quantum of energy ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Excitation

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Excitation

1. An act of irritation or stimulation or of responding to a stimulus, the addition of energy, as the excitation of a molecule by absorption of photons. Origin: L. Excitatio, citare = to call This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Excitation

excisional biopsy excisionase excisions excitabilities excitability excitable excitable area excitable cell excitable gap excitableness

excitablenesses excitably excitant excitants excitate excitation excitation contraction coupling excitation energy excitation function excitation functions

excitation radiation excitation spectrum excitation wave excitations excitative excitator excitatory excitatory amino acid excitatory amino acid agents excitatory amino acid agonists

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