Dictionary
re•cruit•ment
Pronunciation: (ri-krOOt'munt), [key]—
n.
1. the act or process of recruiting.
2. Physiol.an increase in the response to a stimulus owing to the activation of additional receptors, resulting from the continuous application of the stimulus with the same intensity.
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