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Term:
Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
sensory stimulus +     
auditory stimulus +   
olfactory stimulus 
tactile stimulus +   
Any action or condition designed to cause the registration or perception of a stimulus by organs and receptors involved in the sense of touch, that is, the physiological sense by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body. A stimulus is anything that excites or incites an organism or part thereof to function, become active, or respond.
taste stimulus 
visual stimulus +   

Synonyms
Definition Sources: American_Heritage:The_American_Heritage_Medical_Dictionary_2007, Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Mosby:Mosbys_Medical_Dictionary--8th_Ed

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