characterized or produced by irritation of some body part
an irritative fever
Derived forms
irritativeness
noun
Word origin
[1680–90; irritate + -ive]This word is first recorded in the period 1680–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bull's-eye, mob, skyrocket, timekeeper, turnout-ive is a suffix of adjectives (and nouns of adjectival origin) expressing tendency, disposition,function, connection, etc. Other words that use the affix -ive include: active, corrective, destructive, detective, passive
Examples of 'irritative' in a sentence
irritative
They presented with irritative voiding symptoms and recurrent urinary tract infections.
Robert Shapiro, Ali Hajiran, Stanley Zaslau 2017, 'Delayed Presentation of Suture Erosion following Burch Colposuspension', Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8178361. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
It can be asymptomatic or present with obstructive and irritative urinary symptoms.
Mohannad A. Awad, Amjad Alwaal, Catherine R. Harris, Uwais B. Zaid, Thomas W. Gaither,E. Charles Osterberg, Benjamin N. Breyer 2016, 'Transurethral Unroofing of a Symptomatic Imperforate Cowper's Syringocele in an AdultMale', Case Reports in Urologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3743607. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
No statistical difference was found between irritative bladder symptoms and mode of delivery and parity.
Kátia Pary Scarpa, Viviane Herrmann, Paulo Cesar Rodrigues Palma, Cassio Luis ZanettiniRiccetto, Sirlei Siani Morais 2009, 'Sintomas urinários irritativos após parto vaginal ou cesárea Irritative bladder symptomsafter vaginal delivery or c-section', Revista da Associação Médica Brasileirahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302009000400016. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The irritative voiding symptoms also subsided following removal of the mesh.
Eric Yi-Hsiu Huang, Ching-Hsin Chang, Alex Tong-Long Lin, Kuang-Kuo Chen 2014, 'Suprapubic mini-laparoscopy-assisted transurethral thulium laser excision of intravesicalmesh after anti-incontinence sling procedures', Urological Sciencehttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1879522614000554. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The most common complications are early pain and irritative symptoms.
Ergun Alma, Hakan Ercil, Nevzat Can sener, Alper Eken, Faruk Kuyucu, Durmus AlpaslanDemirci, Erbay Tumer 2015, 'Treatment Approaches to Urinary Stones Caused by Forgotten DJ Stents', Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisihttp://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=183324. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
All found vestibular alterations had been of peripheral irritative origin.
Eloisa Sartori Franco, Ivone Panhoca 2007, 'Otoneurologic Evaluation in children with school difficulties: vestibular functioninvestigation', Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngologyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1808869415311770. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
An electroencephalogram showed diffuse irritative changes, raising the possibility of encephalitis.
Nagy EE, Rácz A, Urbán E, Terhes G, Berki T, Horváth E, Georgescu AM, Zaharia-KézdiIE 2016, 'Diagnostic pitfalls in a young Romanian ranger with an acute psychotic episode', Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatmenthttps://www.dovepress.com/diagnostic-pitfalls-in-a-young-romanian-ranger-with-an-acute-psychotic-peer-reviewed-article-NDT. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Possible causes are direct irritative effect of cigarette smoke and stimulation of immune reactions.
Simona Gaberšček, Sergej Hojker 2002, 'INFLUENCE OF CIGARETTE SMOKING ON THYROID GLAND', Zdravniški Vestnikhttp://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/1572. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
13 patients (24%) had irritative contact dermatitis and 40 (76%) had allergic contact dermatitis.
Rosana Lazzarini, Ida Alzira Gomes Duarte, Juliana Mayumi Sumita, Rogério Minnicelli 2012, 'Allergic contact dermatitis among construction workers detected in a clinic that didnot specialize in occupational dermatitis Dermatite alérgica de contato entre pedreiros,num serviço não especializado em dermatoses ocupacionais', Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologiahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962012000400008. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)