Any process that activates, maintains or increases the rate of a response to a stimulus. Response to stimulus is a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a stimulus.
Comment:
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Synonyms:
exact_synonym:
up regulation of response to stimulus; upregulation of response to stimulus
narrow_synonym:
activation of response to stimulus; stimulation of response to stimulus