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stimulator

[stim-yuh-layt-er] / ˈstɪm jəˌleɪt ər /


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Or a vagus nerve stimulator from Truvaga for $499.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

"We started with materials database and used a virtual growth stimulator and machine learning algorithms to generate a virtual material, then learn the relationship between its structure and physical properties," Zhang said.

From Science Daily May 21, 2024

The stimulator sits on the lumbar region of the spinal cord, which sends messages to the leg muscles.

From BBC Nov. 6, 2023

The device, known as TENS, for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator, became a standard medical tool.

From New York Times Oct. 24, 2023

The stomach, with its fierce assimilative power, is a great stimulator of commercial activity.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 by Various

"The are some credible studies that suggest these external stimulators can potentially impact on brain activity," Prof McAllister-Williams explains.

From BBC Nov. 8, 2025

Rogers' team had already developed a suite of bioresorbable electronic devices to serve as temporary implants, including dissolving pacemakers, nerve stimulators and implantable painkillers.

From Science Daily Mar. 7, 2024

Those with pacemakers, defibrillators and vagus nerve stimulators may also not qualify, because the magnetic force of the treatment coil may dislodge these devices and cause severe pain or injury.

From Salon Dec. 6, 2022

Spino tried ice packs, muscle stimulators, stretching exercises and heat.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 6, 2020

As a result of these tests the sub-committee tentatively divided the pigments into inhibitors, stimulators, and indeterminates.

From Paint Technology and Tests by Henry A. Gardner




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