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NUTRITIVE IRRITABILITY

\njˈuːtɹɪtˌɪv ˌɪɹɪtəbˈɪlɪti], \njˈuːtɹɪtˌɪv ˌɪɹɪtəbˈɪlɪti], \n_j_ˈuː_t_ɹ_ɪ_t_ˌɪ_v ˌɪ_ɹ_ɪ_t_ə_b_ˈɪ_l_ɪ_t_i]\

Definitions of NUTRITIVE IRRITABILITY

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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The property of the tissues by which, under the influence of various stimuli, more or less nutritive material is taken up and transformed.
A stimulation or irritation leading to a special assimilation of nutritive material.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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