bromism

[ broh-miz-uh m ]

/ ˈbroʊ mɪz əm /

noun Pathology.

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

Nearby words

bromidrosis, brominate, bromine, bromine pentafluoride, brominism, bromism, bromize, bromley, bromo-, bromoacetone, bromochloromethane

Also bro·min·ism

[broh-muh-niz-uh m] /ˈbroʊ məˌnɪz əm/.

Origin of bromism

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

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Examples from the Web for bromism

Bromism is therefore less frequent in those cases in which this preparation is employed.
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Bromism is therefore less in those cases in which the preparation is employed.
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British Dictionary definitions for bromism

bromism

US brominism

/ (ˈbrəʊˌmɪzəm) /

noun

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

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Medicine definitions for bromism

bromism

[ brō′mĭz′əm ]

n.

Chronic bromide poisoning, characterized by headache, drowsiness, confusion, occasionally violent delirium, muscular weakness, cardiac depression, acneform eruption, foul breath, anorexia, and gastric distress.