Definitions for "Nerve agent"
a toxic substance that inhibits the cholinesterase enzyme and therefore elevates the acetylcholine level in the body. Symptoms are pinpoint pupils, difficulty focusing, headache, and secretion from the skin and mucous membranes. Nausea, vomiting, and loss of bladder and bowel control lead to severe dehydration. These lead to general muscular fasciculation followed by violent convulsions, coma, respiratory arrest, and death.
A chemical weapon that interferes with the transmission of the body's nerve impulses.
a toxic gas that is inhaled or absorbed through the skin and has harmful effects on the nervous and respiratory system