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Definition of Neurolysin
1. Noun. Any toxin that affects neural tissues.
Specialized synonyms: Botulinum Toxin, Domoic Acid, Saxitoxin, Kokoi Venom, Tetrodotoxin
Generic synonyms: Toxin
Derivative terms: Neurotoxic
Definition of Neurolysin
1. Noun. (context: neuroscience toxicology) A neurotoxin. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Neurolysin
1. An antibody causing destruction of ganglion and cortical cells, obtained by the injection of brain substance. Synonym: neurotoxin. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Neurolysin
Literary usage of Neurolysin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Edinburgh Medical Journal (1903)
"... the products of deranged neuron activity producing locally an active neurolysin
proportional to the amount of latent toxine in the blood, ..."
2. Practitioner's medical dictionary by George Milbry Gould (1910)
"neurolysin (nu-rol'-is-in) [see Neurolysis]. A cytolysin having specific action
upon nerve- cells. Neurolysis (ntt-rol'-is-is) [neuro-;. ..."
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