excitor

[ ik-sahy-ter, -tawr ]

noun
  1. Physiology. a nerve whose stimulation excites greater action.

  2. Archaic. an exciter.

Origin of excitor

1
First recorded in 1810–20; excite + -or2

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British Dictionary definitions for excitor

excitor

/ (ɪkˈsaɪtə) /


noun
  1. a nerve that, when stimulated, causes increased activity in the organ or part it supplies

  2. a variant spelling of exciter

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