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单词 fluorosis
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fluorosisn.

Brit. /flʊəˈrəʊsɪs/, /flɔːˈrəʊsɪs/, /flᵿˈrəʊsɪs/, U.S. /flʊˈroʊsəs/, /flɔˈroʊsəs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: fluoro- comb. form, -osis suffix.
Etymology: < fluoro- comb. form + -osis suffix, after French fluorose (H. Christiani 1927, in Compt. Rend. Sixième Congrès Chim. Ind. 164/1).
Medicine and Veterinary Medicine.
The condition caused in humans, livestock, and other animals by excessive intake of fluorine compounds, usually in water or food, most commonly occurring in a chronic form characterized by discoloration and pitting of the enamel of the teeth and osteosclerosis of the bones.Fluorosis can also occur in an acute and potentially fatal form characterized by gastro-enteritis and tetany.
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1927 Chem. Abstr. 21 3404 An investigation which resulted in characterizing a new disease, fluorosis.
1936 Nature 16 May 828/2 Fluorine from chemical works or resulting from volcanic activity can get into soil and pasture and cause fluorosis in cattle.
1958 Spectator 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 themselves.
1971 Daily Tel. 28 May (Colour Suppl.) 21/4 Cattle nearby have in the past suffered from fluorosis, a condition not unlike rheumatoid arthritis in which the joints seize up.
2002 Sci. Amer. Feb. 22/2 Fluorosis is more common than arsenic poisoning because high-fluorine coal is combined with high-fluorine clay to make briquettes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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