INHIBITION

n. In-hia-bi2sh'un. Or., ri<rx<n. Lat., inhibitio (from inhibere, to keep back). Fr., i. Ger., Hemmung. It., in i biz i one. Sp., inhibition. A preventive or restraining action. [K.] Reflex 1. Lat., inhibitio rejflexa. Fr., i. reflexe. Ger., reflect is che Hemmung, Reflexhemmwig. An i. (e. <?., of cardiac action) the result of a shock caused by an irritation or an injury to a peripheral ti ue, which is carried to the brain, and thence is reflected by an efferent nerve to the inhibited organ. [K.] Vasomotor i. A restraint of the nervous mechanism tending to narrow the calibre of the blood-ve els. It may be brought about by depre or or vaso-dilator fibres. [J, 19, 57.] Voluntary i. Ger., willkurliche Hemmung. The voluntary restraint of reflex actions, such as the arrest of winking when the eyeball is touched. [J, 57.] [s. 460]