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neuroexcitotoxic

neuroexcitotoxic adjective: synonym of excitotoxic.

Adjective

neuroexcitotoxic (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of excitotoxic.
    • The mechanism of this neurotoxicity was thought to be directly related to the ability of these compounds to produce neuronal excitation (“neuroexcitotoxic hypothesis”).2012, Andreas Plaitakis, Cerebellar Degenerations: Clinical Neurobiology, page 370
    Synonyms:
    excitotoxic

Synonyms of neuroexcitotoxic

Origin of neuroexcitotoxic

From neuro- + excitotoxic.

Questions about neuroexcitotoxic

What does neuroexcitotoxic mean?
Neuroexcitotoxic means synonym of excitotoxic.
What part of speech is neuroexcitotoxic?
Neuroexcitotoxic is an adjective.

Words near neuroexcitotoxic in the dictionary

  1. neuroexcitability
  2. neuroexcitable
  3. neuroexcitation
  4. neuroexcitations
  5. neuroexcitatory
  6. neuroexcitotoxic
  7. neuroexcitotoxicity
  8. neuroexocytic
  9. neuroexocytosis
  10. neurofactor
  11. neurofactors

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