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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At higher levels, they observed a progressive degeneration of the nerve and increased neurotoxicity due to excess inflammation.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 9, 2024
But on the third or fourth day, when asked a routine series of questions that tested her neurological function, she was clearly experiencing neurotoxicity — a side effect that reverses itself in most patients.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2022
Every day, the nurses would ask her questions and have her write simple sentences on a slip of paper to monitor for neurotoxicity.
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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