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NEPHROTOXIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nephrotoxin mean?
• NEPHROTOXIN (noun)
The noun NEPHROTOXIN has 1 sense:
1. any toxin that affects the kidneys
Familiarity information: NEPHROTOXIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any toxin that affects the kidneys
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("nephrotoxin" is a kind of...):
toxin (a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species)
Derivation:
nephrotoxic (toxic to the kidney)
Context examples
Causes include nephrotoxins, cytotoxic drugs, and antibiotics.
(Acute Renal Failure with Tubular Necrosis, NCI Thesaurus)
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