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excitotoxic
adj ex·ci·to·tox·ic \ik-ˌsīt-ə-ˈtäk-sik\
Medical Definition of EXCITOTOXIC
: being, involving, or resulting from the action of an agent that binds to a nerve cell receptor, stimulates the cell, and damages it or causes its death <excitotoxic damage to cortical interneurons—R. C. Collins et al>
—ex·ci·to·tox·ic·i·ty \-(ˌ)täk-ˈsis-ə-tē\ noun, plural ex·ci·to·tox·ic·i·ties
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