Definition of Excitotoxic

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to excitotoxicity ¹

2. Adjective. Characteristic of an excitotoxin ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Excitotoxic

1. Possessing the property of exciting and then poisoning cells or tissues; examples include nerve injury produced by glutamate. Origin: excite + G. Toxikon, poison (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Excitotoxic

excitoglandular
excitometabolic
excitomotor
excitomotory
excitomuscular
exciton
excitonic
excitonics
excitons
excitoprotective
excitor
excitor nerve
excitoreflex nerve
excitors
excitosecretory
excitotoxic (current term)
excitotoxicity
excitotoxin
excitotoxins
excitotoxity
excitovascular
exclaim
exclaimed
exclaimer
exclaimers
exclaimeth
exclaiming
exclaims
exclam
exclamation

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