"fluorosis" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fluoroses [plural]
Etymology: fluor- + -osis Etymology templates: {{confix|en|fluor|osis}} fluor- + -osis Head templates: {{en-noun|fluoroses}} fluorosis (plural fluoroses)
  1. (medicine) Any adverse condition due to an excess of fluoride. Wikipedia link: fluorosis Categories (topical): Fluorine, Medicine Translations (any adverse condition due to an excess of fluoride): fluoróza (Czech), fluoroosi (Finnish), φθορίαση (fthoríasi) [feminine] (Greek), fluorose [feminine] (Portuguese), fflworosis [masculine] (Welsh)

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