inappropriate stimulus

a stimulus or condition that elicits a response not normally triggered by that stimulus. For example, pressing against one’s closed eyelid elicits perception of lights; that is, a mechanical stimulus elicits a response in photoreceptors that typically respond to light.

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May 9th 2024

contraception

n. any method intended to prevent conception, that is, the natural fertilization of the female ovum by the male spermatozoa. See birth control. —contraceptive n., adj.