neurotoxicadj.

Brit.

/ˌnjʊərə(ʊ)ˈtɒksɪk/, U.S.

/ˌn(j)ʊroʊˈtɑksɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: neuro- comb. form, -toxic comb. form.

Etymology: < neuro- comb. form + -toxic comb. form, probably after French névrotoxique (E. Enriquez & A. Sicard 1900, in Comptes rendus de la Soc. de Biol. 52 905). Compare earlier neurotoxical adj. and also neurotoxin n.

Medicine.

Of the nature of a neurotoxin; toxic to the nervous system.

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neurotoxical1857

neurotoxic1902

1902 Univ. Pennsylvania Med. Bull. 14 445/1 These experiments show: (1) that the neurotoxic and the hæmolytic principles are physiologically distinct.

1929 Med. Jrnl. Austral. 9 Mar. 300/2 The copper-head produces a powerful neurotoxic venom which is about two and a half times as poisonous as that of the cobra.

1958 J. E. Morton Molluscs v. 96 In the family Conidae these [teeth] are reduced to a single pair in each row, of great size and prolonged into slender harpoons with a groove carrying a neurotoxic secretion from the large salivary glands.

1996 O. Sacks Island of Colour-blind ii. 136 She put together the scattered but voluminous evidence on the neurotoxic effects of cycads in various animals.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	neurotoxic
释义	neurotoxicadj. Brit. /ˌnjʊərə(ʊ)ˈtɒksɪk/, U.S. /ˌn(j)ʊroʊˈtɑksɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: neuro- comb. form, -toxic comb. form. Etymology: < neuro- comb. form + -toxic comb. form, probably after French névrotoxique (E. Enriquez & A. Sicard 1900, in Comptes rendus de la Soc. de Biol. 52 905). Compare earlier neurotoxical adj. and also neurotoxin n. Medicine. Of the nature of a neurotoxin; toxic to the nervous system. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorders of nervous system > [adjective] > causing neurotoxical1857 neurotoxic1902 1902 Univ. Pennsylvania Med. Bull. 14 445/1 These experiments show: (1) that the neurotoxic and the hæmolytic principles are physiologically distinct. 1929 Med. Jrnl. Austral. 9 Mar. 300/2 The copper-head produces a powerful neurotoxic venom which is about two and a half times as poisonous as that of the cobra. 1958 J. E. Morton Molluscs v. 96 In the family Conidae these [teeth] are reduced to a single pair in each row, of great size and prolonged into slender harpoons with a groove carrying a neurotoxic secretion from the large salivary glands. 1996 O. Sacks Island of Colour-blind ii. 136 She put together the scattered but voluminous evidence on the neurotoxic effects of cycads in various animals. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1902
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