neurotoxin

English

Etymology

neuro- +‎ toxin

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈn(j)ʊɹoʊtɑksɪn/

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Noun

neurotoxin (plural neurotoxins)

1. (neuroscience, toxicology, pharmacology) A toxin that specifically acts upon neurons, their synapses, or the nervous system in its entirety.
   • 2020, Brandon Taylor, Real Life, Daunt Books Originals, page 31:

     There were stretches of days when the lakes were closed because of the algae. It sometimes secreted neurotoxins that could be fatal.

Synonyms

• neurolysin

Related terms

• neurotoxic

Translations

type of toxin

• Armenian: please add this translation if you can
• Catalan: neurotoxina f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 神經毒素／神经毒素 (zh) (shénjīngdúsù)

• Czech: neurotoxin m
• Finnish: hermomyrkky (fi), neurotoksiini (fi)
• French: neurotoxine (fr) f
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: Nervengift n, Neurotoxin n
• Greek: νευροτοξίνη (el) f (nevrotoxíni)
• Icelandic: taugaeitur n
• Japanese: 神経毒 (しんけいどく, shinkeidoku)
• Polish: neurotoksyna (pl) f
• Portuguese: neurotoxina (pt) f
• Romanian: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: нейротокси́н (ru) m (nejrotoksín)
• Swedish: nervgift (sv) n
• Ukrainian: нейротоксин m (nejrotoksyn)