heterologous stimulus

Sci-Tech Dictionary: heterologous stimulus

(′hed·ə′räl·ə·gəs ′stim·yə·ləs)

(physiology) A form of energy capable of exciting any sensory receptor or form of nervous tissue.

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A stimulus that acts upon any part of the sensory apparatus or a nerve tract.

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