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bromism

American

[broh-miz-uhm] / ˈbroʊ mɪz əm /

Also brominism

noun

Pathology.

a condition due to excessive use of bromides and characterized by skin eruptions.

bromism British

/ ˈbrəʊˌmɪzəm /

noun

poisoning caused by the excessive intake of bromine or compounds containing bromine

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Etymology

Origin of bromism

First recorded in 1865–70; brom(ide) + -ism

Example Sentences

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Whatever the reason may be, the fact is that the symptoms of bromism are not so severe in the epileptic as they are in otherwise healthy subjects.

From A Statistical Inquiry Into the Nature and Treatment of Epilepsy by Bennett, Alexander Hughes

The most severe effects of bromism occur in those who are not the victims of this malady, in whom, as seen by the foregoing facts, they are not common.

From A Statistical Inquiry Into the Nature and Treatment of Epilepsy by Bennett, Alexander Hughes

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