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Irritative motions continue in sleep, internal irritations are succeeded by sensation.

From Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

Irritative phenomena, such as twitchings or contractures, may come on later.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

Irritative ideas exist without our attention to them.

From Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

Irritative lesions in general produce muscular spasms or convulsions, while destructive lesions cause paralysis.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

Irritative motions continue, but are not succeeded by sensation.

From Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus