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noun
A neurotoxin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, neuroscience, sciences, toxicology
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noun
any toxin that affects neural tissues
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: neurotoxin
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: toxin
Narrower terms: botulinum toxin, domoic acid, saxitoxin, kokoi venom, tetrodotoxin
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh1- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh1wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English lysin English neurolysin From neuro- + lysin.
