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单词 tetrodotoxin
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tetrodotoxin

[ te-troh-duh-tok-sin ]
/ tɛˌtroʊ dəˈtɒk sɪn /

noun Pharmacology.

a neurotoxin, C11H17N3O3, occurring in a species of puffer fish: ingestion of the toxin is usually rapidly fatal due to heart failure or asphyxiation; used experimentally to block impulse conduction potential in excitable cells.

Origin of tetrodotoxin

1910–15; <New Latin Tetrodo(n) genus name of the puffer fish (see tetr-, -odont) + toxin

Words nearby tetrodotoxin

tetratomic, tetravalent, tetrazene, Tetrazzini, tetrode, tetrodotoxin, tetrose, tetroxide, tetryl, tetrytol, tetter
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British Dictionary definitions for tetrodotoxin

tetrodotoxin
/ (ˌtɛtrəʊdəʊˈtɒksɪn) /

noun

a highly lethal neurotoxin found in certain puffer fish and in newts of the genus Taricha . Formula: C 11 H 17 N 3 O 3

Word Origin for tetrodotoxin

C20: from New Latin Tetrodon (puffer fish genus name, from Greek tetra- fourfold + odont- tooth) + toxin
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Medical definitions for tetrodotoxin

tetrodotoxin
[ tĕ-trō′də-tŏksĭn ]

n.

A potent neurotoxin, found in many puffer fish and certain newts.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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