Medical Dictionary

facilitate

vt fa·cil·i·tate \fə-ˈsil-ə-ˌtāt\
fa·cil·i·tat·edfa·cil·i·tat·ing

Medical Definition of FACILITATE

:  to increase the likelihood, strength, or effectiveness of (as behavior or a response) <reflexes can be facilitated or inhibited>; also :  to lower the threshold for transmission of (an impulse)

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