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hypoexcitability

noun

Etymology

From hypo- + excitability.

  1. derived from excitō — “to call out, call forth, arouse, wake up, stimulate”
  2. derived from exciter
  3. inherited from exciten
  4. suffixed as excitability — “excite + ability”
  5. prefixed as hypoexcitability — “hypo + excitability”

Definitions

  1. Less than usual excitability

    • It is possible that hypoexcitability of spinal or cortical motor neurons could be compensated for by increased drive to the corticospinal motor neuron from upstream motor regions.

The neighborhood

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