neurotoxicity

neurotoxicity
noun see neurotoxic

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  • neurotoxicity — neu·ro·tox·ic·i·ty (noor″o tok sisґĭ te) the quality of exerting a destructive or poisonous effect upon nerve tissue …   Medical dictionary

  • neurotoxicity — n. being poisonous to nervous tissue …   English contemporary dictionary

  • neurotoxicity — neu·ro·toxicity …   English syllables

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  • neurotoxicity — noun see neurotoxic * * * /noor oh tok sis i tee, nyoor /, n. 1. the degree to which a substance is poisonous to nerve tissue. 2. Pathol. the condition resulting from exposure to a neurotoxin. [1945 50; NEURO + TOXICITY] * * * neurotoxicˈity noun …   Useful english dictionary

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