Found 3 items, similar to Inhibition.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: inhibition abaran
English → English (WordNet) Definition: inhibition inhibition n 1: (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires [syn: suppression] 2: the quality of being inhibited 3: (physiology) the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part; “the inhibition of the heart by the vagus nerve” 4: the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof); “they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter”; “a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages”; “he ignored his parents' forbiddance” [syn: prohibition, forbiddance]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Inhibition Inhibition \In`hi*bi"tion\, n. [L. inhibitio: cf. F. inhibition.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of inhibiting, or the state of being inhibited; restraint; prohibition; embargo. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physiol.) A stopping or checking of an already present action; a restraining of the function of an organ, or an agent, as a digestive fluid or enzyme, etc.; as, the inhibition of the respiratory center by the pneumogastric nerve; the inhibition of reflexes, etc. [1913 Webster] 3. (Law) A writ from a higher court forbidding an inferior judge from further proceedings in a cause before; esp., a writ issuing from a higher ecclesiastical court to an inferior one, on appeal. --Cowell. [1913 Webster] 4. (Chem., Biochem.) The reduction in rate or stopping of a chemical or biochemical reaction, due to interaction with a chemical agent. [PJC]