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Irritation
Irritation Ir`ri*ta"tion, n. [L. irritatio: cf. F.
irritation.]
1. The act of irritating, or exciting, or the state of being
irritated; excitement; stimulation, usually of an undue
and uncomfortable kind; especially, excitement of anger or
passion; provocation; annoyance; anger.
The whole body of the arts and sciences composes one
vast machinery for the irritation and development of
the human intellect. --De Quincey.
2. (Physiol.) The act of exciting, or the condition of being
excited to action, by stimulation; -- as, the condition of
an organ of sense, when its nerve is affected by some
external body; esp., the act of exciting muscle fibers to
contraction, by artificial stimulation; as, the irritation
of a motor nerve by electricity; also, the condition of a
muscle and nerve, under such stimulation.
3. (Med.) A condition of morbid excitability or
oversensitiveness of an organ or part of the body; a state
in which the application of ordinary stimuli produces pain
or excessive or vitiated action.
Meaning of Irritation from wikipedia
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Irritation, in
biology and physiology, is a
state of
inflammation or
painful reaction to
allergy or cell-lining damage. A
stimulus or
agent which induces...
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Irritation fibroma is a type of
fibroma that
occurs on the
mucosa of the oral cavity.
Irritation fibromas are
common benign tumors that are asymptomatic...
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Throat irritation can
refer to a dry cough, a
scratchy feeling at the back of the throat, a
sensation of a
lumpy feeling,
something stuck at the back of...
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hypothesis is that
indoor air
pollution may
cause eye and
airway irritation. Eye
irritation depends somewhat on
destabilization of the outer-eye tear film...
- very
sensitive to the touch) to
protect the ****oris from
mechanical irritation and from dryness. Yet the hood is
movable and can
slide during ****oral...
- from
inadequately cured denture acrylic resin material can
cause mucosal irritation and
hence oral
ulceration as well.
Patients are
advised to use warm salt...
- Rhinitis, also
known as coryza, is
irritation and
inflammation of the
mucous membrane inside the nose.
Common symptoms are a
stuffy nose,
runny nose, sneezing...
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Mathias CG,
Maibach HI (1978). "Dermatotoxicology
monographs I.
Cutaneous irritation:
factors influencing the
response to irritants".
Clinical Toxicology....
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Formaldehyde is
classified as a
carcinogen and can
cause respiratory and skin
irritation upon exposure.
Formaldehyde is more
complicated than many
simple carbon...
- of over-the-counter
cream used to
treat external ****l
itching and
irritation. It is
produced by
Combe Incorporated, a
company based in
White Plains...
