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fluorosis en · NOUN

Etymology

From fluor- + -osis.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Any adverse condition due to an excess of fluoride.
   • There's no doubt about it: Fluoride should not be ingested. Even scientists from the EPA's National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory have classified fluoride as a "chemical having substantial evidence of developmental neurotoxicity.” Furthermore, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 41 percent of American adolescents now have dental fluorosis—unattractive discoloration and mottling of the teeth that indicate overexposure to fluoride. 2005 February 9, Dr. Mercola, “Get That Fluoride Out of Your Tea!”, in mercola.com, retrieved 05 Oct 2013:

Forms

Translations (8)

cy fflworosis (any adverse condition due to an excess of fluoride) · pt fluorose (any adverse condition due to an excess of fluoride) · el φθορίαση (any adverse condition due to an excess of fluoride) · ca fluorosi (any adverse condition due to an excess of fluoride) · fr fluorose (any adverse condition due to an excess of fluoride) · es fluorosis (any adverse condition due to an excess of fluoride) · cs fluoróza (any adverse condition due to an excess of fluoride) · fi fluoroosi (any adverse condition due to an excess of fluoride)