irritation
[L. irritatio]
1. A reaction to a noxious or unpleasant stimulus. It is important to distinguish between irritation and sensitization. A substance in contact with the skin may cause no irritation when initially applied but can cause allergic sensitization that will not become obvious until the material is applied again.
SEE: allergen; SEE: sensitization
2. An extreme reaction to pain or disease.
3. A normal response to stimulus of a nerve or muscle.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Irritation." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/760887/1/irritation.
Irritation. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/760887/1/irritation. Accessed October 10, 2024.
Irritation. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/760887/1/irritation
Irritation [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 October 10]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/760887/1/irritation.
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