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myotatic irritability

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irritability /ir·ri·ta·bil·i·ty/ (ir″ĭ-tah-bil´ĭ-te) the quality of being irritable.
myotatic irritability  the ability of a muscle to contract in response to stretching.

myotatic irritability
n.
The ability of a muscle to contract in response to the stimulus produced by a sudden stretching.

irritability [ir″ĭ-tah-bil´ĭ-te]
1. ability of an organism or a specific tissue to react to the environment.
2. the state of being abnormally responsive to slight stimuli, or unduly sensitive.
myotatic irritability the ability of a muscle to contract in response to stretching.

irritability
1. ability of an organism or a specific tissue to react to the environment.
2. the state of being abnormally responsive to slight stimuli, or unduly sensitive.

myotatic irritability
the ability of a muscle to contract in response to stretching.


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