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external stimulus

external stimulus noun: a signal (stimulus) that originates from outside an organism.

Noun

external stimulus (plural external stimuli)

  1. A signal (stimulus) that originates from outside an organism.

Forms of external stimulus

pluralexternal stimuli

Questions about external stimulus

What does external stimulus mean?
External stimulus means a signal (stimulus) that originates from outside an organism.
What part of speech is external stimulus?
External stimulus is a noun.
What is the plural of external stimulus?
The plural of external stimulus is external stimuli.

Words near external stimulus in the dictionary

  1. external otitis
  2. external risk
  3. external risks
  4. external sandhi
  5. external stimuli
  6. external stimulus
  7. external student
  8. external urethral orifice
  9. external urethral orifices
  10. external world
  11. external worlds

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