01 a. Of or pertaining to, or producing, inhibition; consisting in inhibition; tending or serving to inhibit; as, the inhibitory action of the pn…
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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.
Phrases & compounds
Inhibitory nerves —
those nerves which modify, inhibit, or suppress a motor or secretory act already in progress.