Found 1 items, similar to Inhibitory nerves.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Inhibitory nerves Inhibitory \In*hib"i*to*ry\, a. [LL. inhibitorius: cf. F. inhibitoire.] Of or pertaining to, or producing, inhibition; consisting in inhibition; tending or serving to inhibit; as, the inhibitory action of the pneumogastric on the respiratory center. [1913 Webster] I would not have you consider these criticisms as inhibitory. --Lamb. [1913 Webster] Inhibitory nerves (Physiol.), those nerves which modify, inhibit, or suppress a motor or secretory act already in progress. [1913 Webster]