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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

Yet, with all that, he was a serene and benignant figure, of an inspiring optimism, a fine patriotism, and profound intellect—a stimulator of the best in man.

From American Men of Mind by Burton Egbert Stevenson

The team also hopes to explore how these decoded signals could be used to activate implanted stimulators in patients recovering from spinal cord injuries.

From Science Daily Jan. 24, 2026

"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

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

Schools will function as the developers, stimulators and inhibitors of the endocrines, as well as investigators of the individuals who have not enough or too much of one or some of them.

From The Glands Regulating Personality by Louis Berman M.D.




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