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hyperirritability /hy·per·ir·ri·ta·bil·i·ty/ (-ir″ĭ-tah-bil´ĭ-te) pathological responsiveness to slight stimuli. hyperirritability [-irit′əbil′itē] Etymology: Gk, hyper, L, irritare, to tease excessive excitability or sensitivity; exaggerated response to a stimulus. hyperirritability pathological responsiveness to slight stimuli. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The authors of this manual have chosen to use the same definition: a hyperirritable spot in skeletal muscle that is associated with a hypersensitive palpable nodule in a taut band. When an asthmatic coughs, or breathes in cigarette smoke or irritating fumes, he or she will begin to wheeze--a whistling sound--because the airways are hyperirritable and have constricted. 26) During the massage, the internal and external hyperirritable nodules were treated with manual ischemic compression. |
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