excitable

excitable
1. Capable of quick response to a stimulus; having potentiality for emotional arousal. Cf.:irritable. 2. In neurophysiology, referring to a tissue, cell, or membrane capable of undergoing excitation in response to an adequate stimulus.

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ex·cit·able ik-'sīt-ə-bəl adj of living tissue or an organism capable of being activated by and reacting to stimuli: exhibiting irritability <the biochemistry of \excitable membranes (Science)>
ex·cit·abil·i·ty -.sīt-ə-'bil-ət-ē n, pl -ties

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ex·ci·ta·ble (ek-sītґə-bəl) [L. excitabilis] irritable (def. 1).

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