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fluorosis Path.|fluːəˈrəʊsɪs|
[ad. F. fluorose (H. Christiani 1927, in Compt. Rend. Sixième Congrès Chim. Ind. 164/1), f. fluor- + -osis.]
Poisoning by fluorine or a fluorine compound; any condition caused by such poisoning.
1927Chem. Abstr. XXI. 3404 An investigation which resulted in characterizing a new disease, fluorosis. 1936Nature 16 May 828/2 Fluorine from chemical works or resulting from volcanic activity can get into soil and pasture and cause fluorosis in cattle. 1958Spectator 6 June 737/2 Crippling fluorosis in natural fluoride areas at or near the so-called safe concentration has been admitted by some of the top American proponents them⁓selves. 1971Daily Tel. (Colour Suppl.) 28 May 21/4 Cattle nearby have in the past suffered from fluorosis, a condition not unlike rheumatoid arthritis in which the joints seize up. |