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tetrodotoxin

[te-troh-duh-tok-sin]
noun Pharmacology.
  1. a neurotoxin, C11H17N3O3, occurring in a species of puffer fish: ingestion of the toxin is usually rapidly fatal due to heart failure or asphyxiation; used experimentally to block impulse conduction potential in excitable cells.
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Origin of tetrodotoxin

1910–15; < New Latin Tetrodo(n) genus name of the puffer fish (see tetr-, -odont) + toxin
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British Dictionary definitions for tetrodotoxin

tetrodotoxin

noun
  1. a highly lethal neurotoxin found in certain puffer fish and in newts of the genus Taricha . Formula: C 11 H 17 N 3 O 3
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Word Origin for tetrodotoxin

C20: from New Latin Tetrodon (puffer fish genus name, from Greek tetra- fourfold + odont- tooth) + toxin
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tetrodotoxin in Medicine

tetrodotoxin

(tĕ-trō′də-tŏk′sĭn)
n.
  1. A potent neurotoxin, found in many puffer fish and certain newts.
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