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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

They are minimally invasive devices that function both as a wireless stimulator and a structure around which nerves can rebuild.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2023

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

This man is the idol of the people, their passion, the ruler of their souls, the stimulator of their enthusiasm.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol 6, No 5, November 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy 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

There are also muscle stimulators to speed recovery after a workout and pneumatic pressure boots and sleeves to relieve pain and soreness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2022

They were the awakeners of a new intellectual life; not only the stimulators of an emotional pietism always prone to run into religious intoxication and extravagance.

From The Coming of the Friars by Augustus Jessopp


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