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excitor definition

ex·ci·tor (ek sīt′ər, ik-; also, esp.for 2, -sī′tôr′)

noun

  1. exciter
  2. Physiol. a nerve which, when stimulated, causes increased activity of the part that it supplies

Etymology: ME exciter

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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