stimulation

nouns

the act of arousing an organism to action
stimulation
is derived from
stimulate
is a type of (narrower)
the act of arousing
"the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions"
arousal, rousing
any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
input, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus
is derived from
stimulate
(physiology) the effect of a stimulus (on nerves or organs etc.)
stimulation
domain category
the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
physiology
is a type of (narrower)
a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
"the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"
action, activity, natural action, natural process
mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse
arousal, foreplay, stimulation