See Also: irritable(dictionary)
irritable(dictionary)
irritable(medicine)
irritable breast(medicine)
irritable heart(medicine)
irritable mood(medicine)
Irritable colon(medicine)
irritable bowel syndrome(medicine)
syndrome, irritable bowel(medicine)
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)(health)

irritable (iou)



irritable adjective. M17.
[Latin irritabilis, from irritare: see IRRITATE verb1, -ABLE.]
Readily excited to anger or impatience; easily annoyed. M17.
P. H. Gibbs He was not always in a good humour. Sometimes he was irritable and nervy.
(Of a thing) readily excited to action; highly responsive to stimulus; (of a bodily organ or part) excessively or abnormally sensitive. L18.
irritable bowel (syndrome) a stress-related condition with recurrent abdominal pain and bowel dysfunction.
Biology. Capable of actively responding to physical stimulus of some kind. L18.
irrita'bility noun the quality or state of being irritable M18.
irritably adverb M19.