cross-inhibition

noun

The process where one pathway suppresses the activity of another, often through inhibitory signaling.

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Meanings

nouncross-inhibition (countable and uncountable, plural cross-inhibitions)

plural cross-inhibitions

  1. countableuncountableThe process where one pathway suppresses the activity of another, often through inhibitory signaling.
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