bromism

[ broh-miz-uh m ]
/ ˈbroʊ mɪz əm /

noun Pathology.

a condition due to excessive use of bromides and characterized by skin eruptions.
Also bro·min·ism [broh-muh-niz-uh m] /ˈbroʊ məˌnɪz əm/.

Origin of bromism

First recorded in 1865–70; brom(ide) + -ism

Example sentences from the Web for bromism

British Dictionary definitions for bromism

bromism

US brominism

/ (ˈbrəʊˌmɪzəm) /

noun

poisoning caused by the excessive intake of bromine or compounds containing bromine

Medical definitions for bromism

bromism
[ brōmĭz′əm ]

n.

Chronic bromide poisoning, characterized by headache, drowsiness, confusion, occasionally violent delirium, muscular weakness, cardiac depression, acneform eruption, foul breath, anorexia, and gastric distress.