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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.
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Irritation
is always a great word to know.
So is reflex. 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 |
| ability to perceive stimuli |
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irritation ir·ri·ta·tion (ĭr'ĭ-tā'shən)
n.
Extreme incipient inflammatory reaction of the body tissues to an injury.
The normal response of a nerve or muscle to a stimulus.
The evocation of a reaction in the body tissues by the application of a stimulus.
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