neurotoxicity

[ noo r-oh-tok-sis-i-tee, nyoo r- ]
/ ˌnʊər oʊ tɒkˈsɪs ɪ ti, ˌnyʊər- /

noun

the degree to which a substance is poisonous to nerve tissue.
Pathology. the condition resulting from exposure to a neurotoxin.

Origin of neurotoxicity

First recorded in 1945–50; neuro- + toxicity