"neurotoxin" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈn(j)ʊɹoʊtɑksɪn/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-neurotoxin.wav Forms: neurotoxins [plural]
Etymology: From neuro- + toxin. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|neuro|toxin}} neuro- + toxin Head templates: {{en-noun}} neurotoxin (plural neurotoxins)
  1. (neuroscience, toxicology, pharmacology) A toxin that specifically acts upon neurons, their synapses, or the nervous system in its entirety. Wikipedia link: neurotoxin Categories (topical): Neuroscience, Neurotoxins, Pharmaceutical drugs, Poisons, Toxicology Synonyms: neurolysin Related terms: neurotoxic Translations (type of toxin): neurotoxina [feminine] (Catalan), 神經毒素 /神经毒素 (shénjīngdúsù) (Chinese Mandarin), neurotoxin [masculine] (Czech), hermomyrkky (Finnish), neurotoksiini (Finnish), neurotoxine [feminine] (French), Nervengift [neuter] (German), Neurotoxin [neuter] (German), νευροτοξίνη (nevrotoxíni) [feminine] (Greek), taugaeitur [neuter] (Icelandic), 神経毒 (shinkeidoku) (alt: しんけいどく) (Japanese), neurotoksyna [feminine] (Polish), neurotoxina [feminine] (Portuguese), нейротокси́н (nejrotoksín) [masculine] (Russian), nervgift [neuter] (Swedish), нейротоксин (nejrotoksyn) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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