irrita-

1. A soothing medication.
2. Relieving or lessening irritation; soothing.

1. To diminish the sensibility of; to debilitate.
2. To make less irritable; to soothe.

1. Diminution or abolition of irritability in a body part.
2. A pathological condition opposite to that of irritation.
3. A lack or loss of strength and energy, weakness.

1. An agent that causes irritation or a mild inflammation of the skin in order to relieve symptoms of a deep-seated inflammatory process.
2. An agent that induces local inflammation to relieve inflammation in underlying or adjacent tissues.
3. Relating to or producing counterirritation.
4. Any irritation or annoyance that draws attention away from another irritating situation.

An agent capable of irritating tissues, particularly connective tissue.

1. Extreme irritability.
2. Excessive response to a stimulus.

Abnormally great, or uninhibited, response to a stimuli.

A common gastrointestinal disorder involving an abnormal condition of gut contractions (motility) characterized by abdominal pain, bloating, mucous in stools, and irregular bowel habits with alternating diarrhea and constipation, symptoms that tend to be chronic and to wax (increase) and wane (decrease) over the years.

Although IBS can cause chronic recurrent discomfort, it does not lead to any serious organ problems.

Making the diagnosis usually involves excluding other illnesses. Treatment is directed toward relief of symptoms and includes changes in diet (eating high fiber and avoiding caffeine, milk products and sweeteners), exercise, relaxation techniques, and medications.

1. Annoy, vex, anger, make angry, make impatient, peeve, provoke, exasperate, irk: "The child's whining irritated the nurse."
2. Make painful, aggravate, make sensitive, inflame, make sore, make swollen, rub against, chafe: "Woolen clothing will irritate the rash."

Ire comes from Latin ira-, "anger", which also gives us irate, and irascible.

Having both narcotic and irritant properties.