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Definition of Irritability

1. Noun. An irritable petulant feeling.

2. Noun. Excessive sensitivity of an organ or body part.

3. Noun. A disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger. "His temper was well known to all his employees"

Definition of Irritability

1. n. The state or quality of being irritable; quick excitability; petulance; fretfulness; as, irritability of temper.

Definition of Irritability

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Medical Definition of Irritability

1. 1. The state or quality of being irritable; quick excitability; petulance; fretfulness; as, irritability of temper. 2. A natural susceptibility, characteristic of all living organisms, tissues, and cells, to the influence of certain stimuli, response being manifested in a variety of ways, as that quality in plants by which they exhibit motion under suitable stimulation; especially, the property which living muscle processes, of responding either to a direct stimulus of its substance, or to the stimulating influence of its nerve fibres, the response being indicated by a change of form, or contraction; contractility. 3. A condition of morbid excitability of an organ or part of the body; undue susceptibility to the influence of stimuli. See Irritation. Origin: L. Irritabilitas: cf. F. Irritabilite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Irritability

irrigates irrigating irrigation irrigation irrigations irrigation ditch irrigator irrigator irrigators irriguous

irrision irrisions irrisory irritabilities irritability (current term) irritability (current term) irritable irritable irritableness irritablenesses

irritable bowel disease irritable bowel syndrome irritable bowel syndrome irritable breast irritable colon irritable heart irritable mood irritably irritancies irritancy

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