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neurotoxicity

[ noor-oh-tok-sis-i-tee, nyoor- ]

noun

  1. the degree to which a substance is poisonous to nerve tissue.
  2. Pathology. the condition resulting from exposure to a neurotoxin.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of neurotoxicity1

First recorded in 1945–50; neuro- + toxicity

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