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Suppressive vs Inhibitory - What's the difference?

suppressive | inhibitory |

As adjectives the difference between suppressive and inhibitory

is that suppressive is that serves to suppress while inhibitory is that inhibits.

suppressive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • That serves to suppress

    • inhibitory

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • that inhibits
    • the inhibitory action of the pneumogastric on the respiratory center
  • * Lamb
    • I would not have you consider these criticisms as inhibitory .
  • of, or relating to an inhibitor

    • Synonyms

    * inhibitive

    Derived terms

    * inhibitory fibre * inhibitory nerve * inhibitory obsession * inhibitory postsynaptic current * inhibitory postsynaptic potential * inhibitory synapse * inhibitory-motor