Inhibitory

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Inhibitory \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.
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           I would not have you consider these criticisms as
           inhibitory.                              --Lamb.
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     {Inhibitory nerves} (Physiol.), those nerves which modify,
        inhibit, or suppress a motor or secretory act already in
        progress.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  inhibitory
       adj : restrictive of action; "a repressive regime"; "an overly
             strict and inhibiting discipline" [syn: {repressive}, {repressing}]