Usually means: Disease from chronic phosphorus exposure.
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  1. phosphorism: Merriam-Webster
  2. phosphorism: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. phosphorism: Collins English Dictionary
  4. phosphorism: Wordnik
  5. phosphorism: Wiktionary
  6. phosphorism: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. phosphorism: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. phosphorism: Dictionary.com
  9. phosphorism: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ noun:  chronic phosphorus poisoning

Similar:
phosphorus poisoning, phosphorus cachexia, phosphuria, phosphoremia, phosphoruria, hyperphosphoremia, phosphorus necrosis, hyperphosphaturia, phosphodeficiency, hypophosphatasia, more...

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phosphorus poisoning, phosphorus cachexia, phosphuria, phosphoremia, phosphoruria, hyperphosphoremia, phosphorus necrosis, hyperphosphaturia, phosphodeficiency, hypophosphatasia, more...



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