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counterstimulation

counterstimulation noun: stimulation in an opposite manner or direction.

Noun

counterstimulation (countable and uncountable, plural counterstimulations)

  1. Stimulation in an opposite manner or direction.
  2. Any treatment for pain based on distraction.

Forms of counterstimulation

pluralcounterstimulations

Origin of counterstimulation

From counter- + stimulation.

Questions about counterstimulation

What does counterstimulation mean?
Counterstimulation means stimulation in an opposite manner or direction.
What part of speech is counterstimulation?
Counterstimulation is a noun.
What is the plural of counterstimulation?
The plural of counterstimulation is counterstimulations.

Words near counterstimulation in the dictionary

  1. counterstereotyping
  2. counterstimulate
  3. counterstimulated
  4. counterstimulates
  5. counterstimulating
  6. counterstimulation
  7. counterstimulations
  8. counterstimulatory
  9. counterstimuli
  10. counterstimulus
  11. countersting

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