phossy jaw
English
Noun
- A disease resulting from exposure to white phosphorus causing degeneration of the teeth and jaw.
- 2005, Jennifer Worth, Shadows of the Workhouse, Weidenfeld & Nicholson (2009), page 143:
- “We thought she would escape phossy jaw. But it got her, yes, it got her, and she died a terrible death.”
Synonyms
- phosphorus necrosis of the jaw
Hypernyms
- osteonecrosis of the jaw, ONJ (when dealing with just the mouth)
- osteochemonecrosis
- osteonecrosis
- necrosis
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