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Fluorosis

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. An abnormal condition caused by excessive intake of fluorine, as from fluoridated drinking water, characterized chiefly by mottling of the teeth.

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n. Any adverse condition due to an excess of fluoride.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a pathological condition resulting from an excessive intake of fluorine (usually from drinking water)

Word Usage

"Fluoride can not only cause mottling of the teeth known as fluorosis, but is also thought to be an aggravating factor in the onset of osteoporosis and the junior version, osteomalacia."

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pathology

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