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inhibit
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Marley & Me
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- Dr. Sherman ordered an intravenous saline drip and an injection of the labor inhibitor Brethine.†
p. 125.1 *inhibitor = someone or something that limits activity
- A hospital technician came to our home and inserted a catheter into Jenny's thigh; this she attached to a small battery-powered pump that strapped to Jenny's leg and delivered a continuous trickle of labor-inhibiting drugs into her bloodstream.†
p. 128.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(inhibit as in: inhibited the growth of...) to limit the activity of someone or something
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(2)
(inhibited as in: she is shy and inhibited) unable to act naturally due to being overly self-conscious
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)