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bisphossy jaw

bisphossy jaw noun: a side-effect and disease caused by the consumption of bisphosphonate-based medications, resulting in the death of the jawbone and other rapidly regenerating bone tissues.

Noun

bisphossy jaw (uncountable)

  1. A side-effect and disease caused by the consumption of bisphosphonate-based medications, resulting in the death of the jawbone and other rapidly regenerating bone tissues.

Synonyms of bisphossy jaw

Forms of bisphossy jaw

alternative formbis-phossy jaw

Origin of bisphossy jaw

Blend of bisphosphonate + phossy jaw.

Questions about bisphossy jaw

What does bisphossy jaw mean?
Bisphossy jaw means a side-effect and disease caused by the consumption of bisphosphonate-based medications, resulting in the death of the jawbone and other rapidly regenerating bone tissues.
What part of speech is bisphossy jaw?
Bisphossy jaw is a noun.

Words near bisphossy jaw in the dictionary

  1. bisphosphoinositides
  2. bisphosphonate
  3. bisphosphonate osteochemonecrosis
  4. bisphosphonates
  5. bisphosphorylated
  6. bisphossy jaw
  7. bispinor
  8. bispinors
  9. bispinose
  10. bispinous
  11. bispiral

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