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Definition of Excitable
1. Adjective. Easily excited.
Similar to: High-keyed, Quick, Warm, Flighty, Nervous, Skittish, Spooky
Derivative terms: Excitability, Excitableness
Antonyms: Unexcitable
Derivative terms: Excitability, Excitableness
Antonyms: Unexcitable
2. Adjective. Capable of responding to stimuli.
Definition of Excitable
1. a. Capable of being excited, or roused into action; susceptible of excitement; easily stirred up, or stimulated.
Definition of Excitable
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Excitable
1. 1. Capable of quick response to a stimulus; having potentiality for emotional arousal. Compare: irritable. 2. In neurophysiology, referring to a tissue, cell, or membrane capable of undergoing excitation in response to an adequate stimulus. (05 Mar 2000)