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Inhibitory

Inhibitory Meaning & Definition
Inhibitory Definition And Meaning

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

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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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