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radium jaw

radium jaw noun: a disease, with necrosis of the jaw and bleeding of the gums, caused by the ingestion of radium and its subsequent absorption into the bones.

Noun

radium jaw (uncountable)

  1. A disease, with necrosis of the jaw and bleeding of the gums, caused by the ingestion of radium and its subsequent absorption into the bones.

Questions about radium jaw

What does radium jaw mean?
Radium jaw means a disease, with necrosis of the jaw and bleeding of the gums, caused by the ingestion of radium and its subsequent absorption into the bones.
What part of speech is radium jaw?
Radium jaw is a noun.

Words near radium jaw in the dictionary

  1. radium emanation
  2. radium fluoride
  3. Radium Girl
  4. Radium Girls
  5. radium hydroxide
  6. radium jaw
  7. radiumed
  8. radiuming
  9. radiumization
  10. radiumize
  11. radiumized

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