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- Dictionaryarousal/əˈraʊzl/
noun
- 1. the action or fact of arousing or being aroused: "sexual arousal in dreams is common"
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Arousal is the physiological and psychological state of being awoken or of sense organs stimulated to a point of perception. It involves activation of the ascending reticular activating system (ARAS) in the brain, which mediates wakefulness, the autonomic nervous system, and the endocrine system, leading to increased heart rate and blood pressure and a condition of sensory alertness, desire, mobil... Wikipedia