Definition of Inhibition. Meaning of Inhibition. Synonyms of Inhibition

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Definition of Inhibition

Inhibition
Inhibition In`hi*bi"tion, n. [L. inhibitio: cf. F. inhibition.] 1. The act of inhibiting, or the state of being inhibited; restraint; prohibition; embargo. 2. (Physiol.) A stopping or checking of an already present action; a restraining of the function of an organ, or an agent, as a digestive fluid or ferment, etc.; as, the inhibition of the respiratory center by the pneumogastric nerve; the inhibition of reflexes, etc. 3. (Law) A writ from a higher court forbidding an inferior judge from further proceedings in a cause before; esp., a writ issuing from a higher ecclesiastical court to an inferior one, on appeal. --Cowell.

Meaning of Inhibition from wikipedia

- Look up inhibition or inhibitor in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Inhibitor or inhibition may refer to: Enzyme inhibitor, a substance that binds to...
- inflammation, which appears to decrease with the use of COX-2 inhibitors. The inhibition of COX-2 is paramount for the anti-inflammatory and analgesic function...
- resume its function. Reversible inhibitors produce different types of inhibition depending on whether they bind to the enzyme, the enzyme-substrate complex...
- Social inhibition is the conscious or subconscious avoidance of a situation or social interaction. With a high level of social inhibition, situations are...
- Inhibition is the debut studio album by the American musical group Dot Hacker. The album was released on May 1, 2012 on ORG Music label. The recording...
- Reciprocal inhibition is a neuromuscular process in which muscles on one side of a joint relax to allow the contraction of muscles on the opposite side...
- Mixed inhibition is a type of enzyme inhibition in which the inhibitor may bind to the enzyme whether or not the enzyme has already bound the substrate...
- A ****ual inhibition is a conscious or subconscious constraint or curtailment by a person of behavior relating to specific ****ual matters or practices,...
- inhibition does not effect substrate affinity. Pure noncompetitive inhibition is rare, and mixed inhibition is much more common. In mixed inhibition the...
- neurobiology, lateral inhibition is the capacity of an excited neuron to reduce the activity of its neighbors. Lateral inhibition disables the spreading...