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chalcosis

chalcosis noun: copper poisoning.

Noun

chalcosis (uncountable)

  1. copper poisoning
    • In the case of a copper alloy, the inflammatory reaction may be minimal and a slow diffusion of copper occurs and impregnates limiting membranes of the eye to produce the picture of chalcosis that may include peripheral corneal ring, sunflower cataract, and heterochromia of the iris.2011, Anita Agarwal, Gass' Atlas of Macular Diseases, volume 1, page 770

chalcosis meaning in Tamil

chalcosis in Tamil

தாமிர நச்சேற்றம், தாமிரமிகப்பு

Origin of chalcosis

From chalco- (“copper”) + -osis.

Questions about chalcosis

What does chalcosis mean?
Chalcosis means copper poisoning.
What is chalcosis in Tamil?
Chalcosis in Tamil is தாமிர நச்சேற்றம், தாமிரமிகப்பு. See Chalcosis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is chalcosis?
Chalcosis is a noun.

Words near chalcosis in the dictionary

  1. chalcopyritic
  2. chalcopyritization
  3. chalcopyritized
  4. chalcopyrrhotite
  5. chalcosiderite
  6. chalcosis
  7. chalcostibite
  8. chalcothallite
  9. Chalda-
  10. Chaldaea
  11. Chaldaean

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