hydrargyrism

American

[hahy-drahr-juh-riz-uhm] / haɪˈdrɑr dʒəˌrɪz əm /

Also hydrargyria

noun

Pathology.

mercurialism.

Etymology

Origin of hydrargyrism

hydrargyr(um) + -ism

Example Sentences

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In chronic cases 'mercurialism,' 'hydrargyrism,' 'ptyalism,' or 'salivation,' including most of the symptoms enumerated above.

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