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inhibitory
(redirected from inhibitory factor growth hormone)

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inhibitory /in·hib·i·to·ry/ (-tor″e) restraining or arresting any process; effecting a stay or arrest, partial or complete.
inhibitory
[inhib′itôr′ē]
Etymology: L, inhibere, to restrain
tending to stop or slow a process, such as a neuron that suppresses the intensity of a nerve impulse. Compare induce.

inhibitory
emanating from or pertaining to inhibition.

inhibitory factor growth hormone
a hypothalamic hormone released into the hypophyseal portal system.


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