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stimulus

stimulus A stimulus is an event, action, agent, or other influence in the environment that can be sensed by the body and reliably brings about some response in a living organism, such as a change in behavior or bodily functioning.

A stimulus is an event, action, agent, or other influence in the environment that can be sensed by the body and reliably brings about some response in a living organism, such as a change in behavior or bodily functioning.

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