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adequate stimulus[′ad·ə·kwət ′stim·yə·ləs] (neuroscience) The energy of any specific mode that is sufficient to elicit a response in an excitable tissue. adequate stimulus
ad·e·quate stim·u·lusa stimulus to which a particular receptor responds effectively and that gives rise to a characteristic sensation; for example, light and sound waves that stimulate, respectively, visual and auditory receptors.ad·e·quate stim·u·lus (ad'ĕ-kwăt stim'yū-lŭs) A stimulus to which a particular receptor responds effectively that gives rise to a characteristic sensation (e.g., light and sound waves that stimulate, respectively, visual and auditory receptors). adequate stimulus1. Any stimulus capable of evoking a response, i.e., an environmental change possessing a certain intensity, acting for a certain length of time, and occurring at a certain rate.2. A stimulus capable of initiating a nerve impulse in a specific type of receptor.See also: stimulusad·e·quate stim·u·lus (ad'ĕ-kwăt stim'yū-lŭs) Stimulus to which a particular receptor responds effectively and gives rise to a characteristic sensation. |