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neurocytolysin

noun neu·ro·cy·tol·y·sin \-sī-ˈtäl-ə-sən\

Medical Definition of NEUROCYTOLYSIN

:  a toxic substance in the venom of some snakes (as the cobras and coral snakes) which causes the lysis of nerve cells

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