About The Word Inhibitory
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Inhibitory
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What's The Definition Of Inhibitory?
[adj] restrictive of action; "a repressive regime"; "an overly strict and inhibiting discipline"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Inhibitory: inhibiting | repressing | repressive | restrictive Related Terms | Find terms related to Inhibitory: See Also | Inhibitory In Webster's Dictionary \In*hib"i*to*ry\, a. [LL. inhibitorius: cf. F.
inhibitoire.]
Of or pertaining to, or producing, inhibition; consisting in
inhibition; tending or serving to inhibit; as, the inhibitory
action of the pneumogastric on the respiratory center.
I would not have you consider these criticisms as
inhibitory. --Lamb.
{Inhibitory nerves} (Physiol.), those nerves which modify,
inhibit, or suppress a motor or secretory act already in
progress.
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