inhibition

German: Inhibition
Japanese: 抑制

1. Physiology. Arrest or restraint of a process. Common mechanism of drug action, e.g., by inhibiting enzymes, receptors, or the transmission of impulses in nerve fibres.
2. Medical engineering. In an inhibited mode the pacemaker stimulation is withheld in the presence of a sensed heart action.

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