FLUOROSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fluorosis mean? 

• FLUOROSIS (noun)
  The noun FLUOROSIS has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: FLUOROSIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FLUOROSIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A pathological condition resulting from an excessive intake of fluorine (usually from drinking water)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("fluorosis" is a kind of...):

pathology (any deviation from a healthy or normal condition)