neurotoxinn.
/ˈnjʊərə(ʊ)ˌtɒksᵻn/, U.S. /ˌn(j)ʊroʊˈtɑks(ə)n/ Medicine.
Originally: an antiserum produced by the injection of brain tissue from one species into animals of another species, which causes neurological disease when reinjected into the donor species (now historical or disused). Later: any substance that is toxic to neurons or to the nervous system.
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the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > poison > [noun] > poison affecting the nerves
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1902 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 12 Apr. 920/2 Enriquet [sic] and Sicard [deal] with neurotoxin.
1916 Jrnl. Immunol. 1 525 I have been led into a reinvestigation of the question of the occurrence of specific neurotoxins.
1953 J. Ramsbottom Mushrooms & Toadstools v. 43 The rabbit's stomach contents must therefore contain some substance capable of neutralising the hepato-toxin, its brain some antidote to the neuro-toxin.
1989 Which? Apr. 191/2 Vehicles also emit smoke, carbon monoxide..and lead (a potent neurotoxin).
1993 V. E. Mitchell Windows on Lost World xiii. 158 Ducts in the upper tooth injected the still-living prey with a combination of fast-acting neurotoxins and digestive enzymes.
2002 N.Y. Times 10 Feb. (Washington Final ed.) iv. 15/5 Alex Kuczynski wrote on Thursday about imminent F.D.A. approval for cosmetic use of Botox—the botulism neurotoxin—to paralyze muscles and erase wrinkles.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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