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postinhibitory

postinhibitory adjective: following inhibition.

Adjective

postinhibitory (not comparable)

  1. Following inhibition
    • In the lateral pyloric motor neuron of the crustacean STG, I h is among the subthreshold ionic currents regulating burst generation, participating in the postinhibitory rebound that leads up to the next burst [14, 17 ].2016 January 15, “Electrophysiological Evidence for Intrinsic Pacemaker Currents in Crayfish Parasol Cells”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of postinhibitory

From post- + inhibitory.

Questions about postinhibitory

What does postinhibitory mean?
Postinhibitory means following inhibition.
What part of speech is postinhibitory?
Postinhibitory is an adjective.

Words near postinhibitory in the dictionary

  1. posting the coal
  2. posting up
  3. postingestion
  4. postingestive
  5. postings
  6. postinhibitory
  7. postinitiation
  8. postinjection
  9. postinjections
  10. postinjury
  11. postinoculation

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