stimulator
UK/'stimjuleitə/US/'stimjuleitә/
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Definitions
n.
A device or agent that stimulates, especially medically.
刺激器；刺激物
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedstimulateprick, goad; quench, put out
+
-orone who does, agent
=stimulator
stimulate + -or (a thing that does it) = a device that does the stimulating, e.g. a nerve stimulator.
Common Collocations
- 1.nerve stimulator神经刺激器
- 2.muscle stimulator肌肉刺激器
- 3.electrical stimulator电刺激器
Example Sentences
- 1.
Doctors implanted a nerve stimulator to ease his chronic pain.