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bromism

[ broh-miz-uhm ]
/ ˈbroʊ mɪz əm /

noun Pathology.

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

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Also bro·min·ism [broh-muh-niz-uhm]. /ˈbroʊ məˌnɪz əm/.

Origin of bromism

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

Words nearby bromism

bromidic, bromidrosis, brominate, bromine, bromine pentafluoride, bromism, bromize, Bromley, bromo-, bromoacetone, bromochloromethane
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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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Medical 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.
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