excitability
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təˈbɪl
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excitable (ɪkˈsaɪtəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | easily excited; volatile |
| 2. | (esp of a nerve) ready to respond to a stimulus |
| excita'bility | |
| —n | |
| ex'citableness | |
| —n | |
| ex'citably | |
| —adv | |
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Excitability
is always a great word to know.
So is continence. Does it mean:
| pertaining to an involuntary response to a stimulus, in which the nerve impulse from a receptor is transmitted inward to a nerve center, then transmitted outward to an effector |
| the ability to voluntarily control urinary and fecal discharge |
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