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ir⋅ri⋅ta⋅tion

  [ir-i-tey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act of irritating or the state of being irritated.
2. something that irritates.
3. Physiology, Pathology.
a. the bringing of a bodily part or organ to an abnormally excited or sensitive condition.
b. the condition itself.
Origin:
1580–90; < L irrītātiōn- (s. of irrītātiō). See irritate, -ion
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ir·ri·ta·tion   (ĭr'ĭ-tā'shən)   
n.  

    1. The act of irritating.

    2. The condition of being irritated; vexation: honked the horn with irritation at the delay.

  2. A source of irritation.

  3. Pathology A condition of inflammation, soreness, or irritability of a bodily organ or part.

  4. Physiology The elicitation of activity or response in an animal or plant organ or tissue.

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Main Entry: ir·ri·ta·tion
Pronunciation: "ir-&-'tA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 a : the act of irritating b : something that irritates c : the state of being irritated
2 : a condition of irritability, soreness, roughness, or inflammation of a bodily part
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irritation ir·ri·ta·tion (ĭr'ĭ-tā'shən)
n.

  1. Extreme incipient inflammatory reaction of the body tissues to an injury.

  2. The normal response of a nerve or muscle to a stimulus.

  3. The evocation of a reaction in the body tissues by the application of a stimulus.

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