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fluorosis
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fluo·ro·sis  (fl-rss, flô-, fl-)
n.
An abnormal condition caused by excessive intake of fluorine, as from fluoridated drinking water, characterized chiefly by mottling of the teeth.
fluo·rotic (-rtk) adj.
fluorosis [flʊəˈrəʊsɪs]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) fluoride poisoning, due to ingestion of too much fluoride in drinking water over a long period or to ingestion of pesticides containing fluoride salts. Chronic fluorosis results in mottling of the teeth of children
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Noun1.fluorosis - a pathological condition resulting from an excessive intake of fluorine (usually from drinking water)
pathology - any deviation from a healthy or normal condition
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It is estimated that more than 10 million people in Guizhou Province and surrounding areas suffer from dental and skeletal fluorosis (Cao 1991; Chen et al.
Household air pollution from coal and biomass fuels in China: ... by Smith, Kirk R. / Environmental Health Perspectives
This text was drafted in response and contains chapters discussing fluoride environmental occurrence, geochemistry, and exposure; human health effects; guidelines and standards; removal of excessive fluoride; analytical methods; and country data on dental and skeletal fluorosis associated with exposure to fluoride through drinking water (covering 28 countries).
Fluoride in drinking-water by SciTech Book News
The report said that in China alone, more than 10 million people suffer from skeletal fluorosis, in which fluoride accumulates in the bones progressively over many years leading to stiffness and pain in the joints and sometimes crippling changes to bone structure and calcification of ligaments.
WHO faces excessive fluoride in water by Arias, Donya C. / The Nation's Health
 
 
 
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