Definition of Neurotoxicity

1. Noun. The state or property of being neurotoxic. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Neurotoxicity

1. [n -TIES]

Medical Definition of Neurotoxicity

1. Toxicity to nervous tissue (both brain and peripheral nerves). (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Neurotoxicity

neurotology
neurotome
neurotomes
neurotomical
neurotomies
neurotomist
neurotomists
neurotomy
neurotonic
neurotonic reaction
neurotoxic
neurotoxic esterase
neurotoxicant
neurotoxicants
neurotoxicities
neurotoxicity (current term)
neurotoxicological
neurotoxicologist
neurotoxicologists
neurotoxicology
neurotoxin
neurotoxins
neurotransmission
neurotransmissions
neurotransmiter
neurotransmiters
neurotransmitted
neurotransmitter
neurotransmitter agents
neurotransmitter system

Literary usage of Neurotoxicity

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Risk Assessment for Neurobehavioral Toxicity edited by Bernard Weiss, Jurg Elsner (1997)
"Comprehensive neurotoxicity Assessment Beverly M. Kulig Department of Neurotoxicology and Reproduction Toxicology, TNO Nutrition and Food Research Institute ..."

2. Proposed National Strategies For The Prevention Of Leading Work-related (1988)
"Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can require the testing of a chemical for neurotoxicity if it has ..."

3. Assessing the Human Health Risks of Trichloroethylene: Key Scientific Issues by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"... neurotoxicity This chapter comments on the discussion of neurotoxicity in the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA 2001 b) draft risk assessment of ..."

4. Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological Defense Mechanics edited by Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier (2000)
"Therefore, end points used to determine potential neurotoxicity of a ... It is obvious that for in vitro neurotoxicity studies the primary end points that ..."

5. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 1994 (1994)
"Recommendations and requirements mandated by regulatory agencies for testing industrial chemicals have also stimulated research on the neurotoxicity of ..."

6. Fluoride in Drinking Water: A Scientific Review of EPA's Standards by Committee on Fluoride in Drinking Water, National Research Council (2006)
"... neurotoxicity and Neurobehavioral Effects This chapter evaluates the effects of fluoride on the nervous system and behavior, with particular emphasis on ..."

7. Molecular Neurobiology: Proceedings of the 2nd NIMH Conference by Steven Zalcman (1995)
"Choi, DW Methods for antagonizing glutamate neurotoxicity. ... Choi, DW; Koh, J.; and Peters, S. Pharmacology of glutamate neurotoxicity in cortical cell ..."

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