Term: summation: (physiology) the process whereby multiple stimuli can produce a response (in a muscle or nerve or other part) that one stimulus alone does not produce
Candidate hypernym: organic process: a process occurring in living organisms → 1
Candidate hypernym: heat: a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature → 0
Candidate hypernym: gorgonian: corals having a horny or calcareous branching skeleton → 0
Candidate hypernym: nucleon: a constituent (proton or neutron) of an atomic nucleus → 0
Candidate hypernym: winemaking: the craft and science of growing grapes and making wine → 0
Candidate hypernym: common dandelion: Eurasian plant widely naturalized as a weed in North America; used as salad greens and to make wine → 0
Candidate hypernym: softwood: wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir) → 0
Candidate hypernym: mirage: something illusory and unattainable → 0
Candidate hypernym: dress suit: formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men → 0
Candidate hypernym: plantlet: a young plant or a small plant → 0
Candidate hypernym: helplessness: a feeling of being unable to manage → 0