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neuroexcitotoxic

adj

Etymology

From neuro- + excitotoxic.

  1. derived from τοξικόν
  2. derived from toxicum
  3. derived from toxicus
  4. borrowed from toxique
  5. prefixed as excitotoxic — “excito + toxic”
  6. prefixed as neuroexcitotoxic — “neuro + excitotoxic”

Definitions

  1. Synonym of excitotoxic.

    • The mechanism of this neurotoxicity was thought to be directly related to the ability of these compounds to produce neuronal excitation (“neuroexcitotoxic hypothesis”).

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