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inhibition [ˌɪnɪˈbɪʃən ˌɪnhɪ-] n 1. the act of inhibiting or the condition of being inhibited 2. (Psychology) Psychol a. a mental state or condition in which the varieties of expression and behaviour of an individual become restricted b. the weakening of a learned response usually as a result of extinction or because of the presence of a distracting stimulus c. (in psychoanalytical theory) the unconscious restraining of an impulse See also repression 3. (Chemistry) the process of stopping or retarding a chemical reaction 4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) Physiol the suppression of the function or action of an organ or part, as by stimulation of its nerve supply 5. (Christianity / Anglicanism) Church of England an episcopal order suspending an incumbent
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inhibition noun 1. shyness, reserve, restraint, hang-up (informal), modesty, nervousness, reticence, self-consciousness, timidity, diffidence, bashfulness, mental blockage, timidness They behave with a total lack of inhibition. 2. obstacle, check, bar, block, barrier, restriction, hazard, restraint, hitch, drawback, snag, deterrent, obstruction, stumbling block, impediment, hindrance, encumbrance, interdict They cited security fears as a major inhibition to internet shopping. Translations inhibition [ˌɪnhɪˈbɪʃən] N → inhibición f to have/have no inhibitions → tener/no tener inhibiciones to lose one's inhibitions → perder las inhibiciones inhibition [ˌɪnhɪˈbɪʃən ˌɪnɪˈbɪʃən] n → inhibition f to lose one's inhibitions → perdre ses inhibitions inhibition n → Hemmung f (also Psych, Sci); he has no inhibitions about speaking French → er hat keine Hemmungen, Französisch zu sprechen; to lose one’s inhibitions → seine Hemmungen verlieren; inhibition threshold → Hemmschwelle f How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Furthermore, PCB-induced inhibition of DA synthesis (due either to activation of inhibitory autoreceptors or end-product inhibition due to elevations in cytosolic DA) would have consequences primarily on the RRP because the vesicular content of the RRP of DA under unstimulated conditions is replenished with DA that is either newly synthesized or recently taken up from the extraneuronal space by the DAT (Javoy and Glowinski 1971; McMillen et al. |
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