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单词 excitability
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excitability
noun[U]
uk
/ɪkˌsaɪ.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/us
/ɪkˌsaɪ.t̬əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
thequalityof beingexcited, or of often andeasilybecomingexcited:
Perhaps thepoliticaleventsof thisweekwerecausedbypartyconferenceexcitability.
His excitability ispartof hischarm.
medicalspecialized
theconditionofreactingstronglytostimuli(= things thatcauseaphysicalreaction):
Testsrevealedsignificantlyreducedopticnerveexcitability in botheyes.
Themicewerefoundtoexhibitclinicalsymptomsincludingexcitability andweightloss.
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hyperexcitability
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  • I've got abucketofwaterreadyincasethe excitability over hisarrivalgets out ofcontrol.
  • Caffeinateddrinksandasthmadrugstaken together cancauseexcessiveexcitability.
  • Thepatientwill usuallyexperiencesevereanxietyduring theattack, and aperiodof excitability andconfusioncanfollow.
  • Thesecellsacttodecreasethe excitability of the corticalneurones.
  • Thedrugreducesthe excitability ofcardiacmuscleandpromotescoronarycirculation.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Becoming too excited and easily upset
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  • have thin/thick skinidiom
  • high-strung
  • highly strung
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  • lather
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  • oversensitive
  • overwrought
  • shockable
  • slay
  • whirl
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(Definition ofexcitabilityfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofexcitability

excitability
Excitabilitychanges induced in the human motor cortex by weak transcranial direct current stimulation.
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Unfortunately, current treatments that focus mostly on targeting neuronalexcitabilityand transmission are not effective.
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Continuous transcranial magnetic stimulation during positron emission tomography : a suitable tool for imaging regionalexcitabilityof the human cortex.
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As suggested above, the indirect spinal action of anesthetics might 'reset' the arousal level of the brain by reducing theexcitabilityof reticulo-thalamo-cortical arousal mechanisms.
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This reveals the presence of a tonic regulation of neuronalexcitabilityby taurine in normally hydrated rats.
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Left dorso-lateral repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation affects corticalexcitabilityand functional connectivity, but does not impair cognition in major depression.
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The neuromuscularexcitabilitydepends on resting membrane and threshold potentials.
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This increasedexcitabilityis unrestrained by inhibitory processes.
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Nearly all of 26 patients reported 'complete' improvement of insomnia, fatigue, anxiety,excitability, depression and headaches, as well as offlushingand sweating.
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Little is known about the combined effect of different dynamic mechanisms that modulateexcitability.
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We concluded that activity-dependent modulation of intrinsicexcitabilitycan mediate slow patterning of sustained neural oscillations.
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There is an increase in the amplitude andexcitabilityof responses with increasing per fusion times.
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This decrease in the response amplitude occurred after an initial period of increasedexcitability.
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It also allows a comparison of the dynamic cell distribution patterns in dependence of their relativeexcitabilityand dispersion parameter as a function of density.
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We assume, but have not proven, that these four groups of children inherit different profiles of limbicexcitabilitywhich are based on different neurochemistries.
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