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bromism

[broh-miz-uh m]
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noun Pathology.

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

Nearby words

  1. bromidrosis,
  2. brominate,
  3. bromine,
  4. bromine pentafluoride,
  5. brominism,
  6. bromize,
  7. bromley,
  8. bromo-,
  9. bromoacetone,
  10. 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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British Dictionary definitions for bromism

bromism

US brominism

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.
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