Inhibition
Definition of Inhibition
In`hi`bi´tion | n. | 1. | | | 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 enzyme, 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. | | 4. | (Chem., Biochem.) The reduction in rate or stopping of a chemical or biochemical reaction, due to interaction with a chemical agent. |
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