IRRITABLE


Meaning of IRRITABLE in English

adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

irritable bowel syndrome

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

bowel

The physiological significance of the findings in diarrhoea predominant irritable bowel syndrome patients, which were contrary to expectation, is unknown.

The first four symptoms encompass the six Manning criteria for diagnosing irritable bowel syndrome.

It is not difficult to imagine how a disorder such as irritable bowel syndrome could affect a patient psychologically.

An extra tablespoon sprinkled over the breakfast cereal can help control irritable bowel syndrome, piles, appendicitis and bowel cancer.

This study lacked objective or prospective data and was biased by the exclusion from the controls of people with irritable bowel syndrome.

This was not necessary with irritable bowel syndrome symptoms as their prevalence does not change with age in this population.

It also inhibits motor activity induced by rectal distention and increases sensory thresholds for defaecation in patients with the irritable bowel syndrome.

The same drug given intravenously prevents the postprandial increase in sigmoid segmenting pressure activity in patients with irritable bowel syndrome.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Since Steve quit smoking, he's been really irritable .

You're turning into an irritable old man.

Zoe hadn't had much sleep and was feeling tired and irritable .

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

In his cabin Stubb wonders what makes the Captain so irritable and restless.

It made him angry and irritable .

Poor boy, she thought, away from his loving home and now dumped with an irritable old man.

She had always been irritable , even in sanity, when she could look after herself.

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