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/ˌɪnhəbˈɪʃən/ /ˌɪnəbˈɪʃən/ Listen

Inhibition

noun

(psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires. Synonym: suppression.

The quality of being inhibited.

(physiology) the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part.

The action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof). Synonyms: forbiddance, prohibition. "A medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages" , "He ignored his parents' forbiddance"

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"Inhibition" Quotes from Famous Books

... become the diaphragm muscle; and by the law of the reciprocal innervation of antagonistic muscles it is probable that with the augmented innervation currents to the expiratory centre of the medulla there is a corresponding inhibition of the innervation currents to the inspiratory centre (vide fig. 18, page 101). These centres in the medulla preside over the centres in the spinal cord which are in direct relation to the inspiratory and expiratory muscles. It is, however, probable that there is a direct relation between ...

— The Brain and the Voice in Speech and Song • F. W. Mott

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