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excitotoxicity

excitotoxicity noun: the continuous stimulation of a nerve cell by a neurotransmitter, especially by glutamates.

Noun

excitotoxicity (uncountable)

  1. The continuous stimulation of a nerve cell by a neurotransmitter, especially by glutamates

Origin of excitotoxicity

From excito- + toxicity.

Words formed from excitotoxicity

Questions about excitotoxicity

What does excitotoxicity mean?
Excitotoxicity means the continuous stimulation of a nerve cell by a neurotransmitter, especially by glutamates.
What part of speech is excitotoxicity?
Excitotoxicity is a noun.

Words near excitotoxicity in the dictionary

  1. excitosecretory
  2. excitosome
  3. excitosomes
  4. excitotoxic
  5. excitotoxically
  6. excitotoxicity
  7. excitotoxin
  8. excitotoxins
  9. excitotoxity
  10. excitron
  11. excitrons

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