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hypoexcitability

hypoexcitability noun: less than usual excitability.

Noun

hypoexcitability (uncountable)

  1. Less than usual excitability
    • It is possible that hypoexcitability of spinal or cortical motor neurons could be compensated for by increased drive to the corticospinal motor neuron from upstream motor regions.2016 February 10, “Cortical Mechanisms of Central Fatigue and Sense of Effort”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of hypoexcitability

From hypo- + excitability.

Questions about hypoexcitability

What does hypoexcitability mean?
Hypoexcitability means less than usual excitability.
What part of speech is hypoexcitability?
Hypoexcitability is a noun.

Words near hypoexcitability in the dictionary

  1. hypoestrogenicity
  2. hypoestrogenism
  3. hypoeutectic
  4. hypoeutectoid
  5. hypoeutectoids
  6. hypoexcitability
  7. hypoexcitable
  8. hypoexcitation
  9. hypoexponential
  10. hypoexponentially
  11. hypoexpressed

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