About The Word Excitability
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Excitability
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What's The Definition Of Excitability?
[n] being easily excited
[n] excessive sensitivity of an organ or body part Synonyms | Synonyms for Excitability: excitableness | irritability | volatility Related Terms | Find terms related to Excitability: See Also | boiling point | emotionalism | emotionality | reactivity | responsiveness Excitability In Webster's Dictionary \Ex*cit"a*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. excitabilit['e].]
1. The quality of being readily excited; proneness to be
affected by exciting causes.
2. (Physiol.) The property manifested by living organisms,
and the elements and tissues of which they are
constituted, of responding to the action of stimulants;
irritability; as, nervous excitability.
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