neurotoxicity
Americannoun
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the degree to which a substance is poisonous to nerve tissue.
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Pathology. the condition resulting from exposure to a neurotoxin.
Etymology
Origin of neurotoxicity
Example Sentences
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According to the study, health concerns related to flame retardants include “carcinogenicity, endocrine disruption, neurotoxicity, and reproductive and developmental toxicity.”
From Salon • Nov. 1, 2024
The drug was found to be safe, with manageable side effects, including cytokine-release syndrome in four patients and immune-cell-related neurotoxicity syndrome in three patients.
From Science Daily • Dec. 10, 2023
Our nurses learned to ask a standardized list of questions to catch the effect, which we called neurotoxicity: Where are we?
From Scientific American • Nov. 9, 2019
Previous studies suggesting its neurotoxicity had been limited to rats.
From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2017
Prion propagation and neurotoxicity can therefore be uncoupled, which supports the argument that prions are not directly neurotoxic.
From Nature • Nov. 8, 2016
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