inhibitory

English

Etymology

inhibit +‎ -ory

Adjective

inhibitory

1. That inhibits

   the inhibitory action of the pneumogastric on the respiratory center

   • (Can we date this quote by Lamb and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     I would not have you consider these criticisms as inhibitory.

2. Of, or relating to an inhibitor.

Synonyms

• inhibitive

Derived terms

• cardioinhibitory
• coinhibitory
• immunoinhibitory
• inhibitory fibre
• inhibitory-motor
• inhibitory nerve
• inhibitory obsession
• inhibitory postsynaptic current
• inhibitory postsynaptic potential
• inhibitory synapse
• neuroinhibitory
• noninhibitory
• postinhibitory
• subinhibitory
• sympathoinhibitory
• vasoinhibitory

 

Translations

that inhibits

• Bulgarian: спиращ (bg) (spirašt), препятстващ (bg) (prepjatstvašt)
• French: inhibiteur (fr), inhibitoire (fr)
• Irish: ^{(please verify)} coiscthe, ^{(please verify)} coisctheach, ^{(please verify)} toirmeascach, ^{(please verify)} toirmiscithe, ^{(please verify)} urchoillte
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• Swedish: hämmande (sv), inhibitorisk (sv)

of, or relating to an inhibitor

• French: inhibiteur (fr)
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