EVOKED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does evoked mean? 

• EVOKED (adjective)
  The adjective EVOKED has 1 sense:

1. called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation

  Familiarity information: EVOKED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EVOKED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation

Synonyms:

elicited; evoked

Context example:

an elicited response

Similar:

induced (brought about or caused; not spontaneous)

 Context examples 

This allele, which encodes lysophosphatidic acid receptor 3 protein, plays a role as a cellular receptor for lysophosphatidic acid and mediates lysophosphatidic acid-evoked calcium mobilization.

(LPAR3 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called auditory brain stem response test, BAER test, and brain stem auditory evoked response test.

(ABR test, NCI Dictionary)

Also called ABR test, BAER test, and brain stem auditory evoked response test.

(Auditory brain stem response test, NCI Dictionary)

Also called ABR test, auditory brain stem response test, and brain stem auditory evoked response test.

(BAER test, NCI Dictionary)

A granulomatous inflammatory reaction evoked by the presence of an exogenous material in the tissues, a characteristic feature of which is the formation of foreign body giant cells.

(Foreign Body Reaction, NCI Thesaurus)

These features have evoked fascination and controversy since their 2011 discovery, as possible markers for unexpected liquid water or brine on an otherwise dry planet.

(Recurring Martian Streaks: Flowing Sand, Not Water?, NASA)

Likewise, a small percentage of targets (about 3%) evoked a strong response in any one neuron.

(Storing memories of recent events, NIH)

When once the law is evoked it cannot be stayed again, and this is just one of those cases where, for the credit of the college, it is most essential to avoid scandal.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The researchers found that contractions of the diaphragm muscle from a hiccup evoked a pronounced response in the brain's cortex—two large brainwaves followed by a third.

(Baby Hiccups Key to Brain Development, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Charcoal portraits came next, and the entire family hung in a row, looking as wild and crocky as if just evoked from a coalbin.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)