HealthAugust 17, 2026
neurotoxin
NUR-oh-tok-sin
Definition
A substance that is poisonous or destructive to nerve tissue and the nervous system.
Etymology
The word is a modern scientific compound formed from the Greek 'neuron' (nerve) and the Greek 'toxikon' (poison), which originally referred to poison used on arrows.
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