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      excitation
      noun
      something that agitates and arouses
      the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland
      the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
      Roots
      cieocit- · Latin · rouse, set in motion
      Words related to excitation
      excitementninnervationnexcitatoryadjphotoexcitationnarousalnoverexciteexcitablenessnexcitabilitynexcitativeadjstimulationnhyperexcitableadjphotoexcitedoverarousalexcitervinexcitableadjoverexcitementnhyperexcitabilitynoverexcitabilitynvibrationaladjeigenmodeelectrotonusfervornirritationnexhilarationnoverstimulationnpulsedvexcitableadjdepolarizationnexcitonhyperpolarizationn

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