Excitor
[ik-sahy-ter, -tawr] /ɪkˈsaɪ tər, -tɔr/
noun
1.
Physiology. a nerve whose stimulation greater action.
2.
Archaic. an exciter.
/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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