neuroexcitotoxic

English

Etymology

neuro- +‎ excitotoxic

Adjective

neuroexcitotoxic (not comparable)

1. Synonym of excitotoxic
   • 2012, Andreas Plaitakis, Cerebellar Degenerations: Clinical Neurobiology, page 370:

     The mechanism of this neurotoxicity was thought to be directly related to the ability of these compounds to produce neuronal excitation (“neuroexcitotoxic hypothesis”).

Related terms

• neuroexcitotoxicity