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CHALCOSIS

\t͡ʃalkˈə͡ʊsɪs], \t‍ʃalkˈə‍ʊsɪs], \tʃ_a_l_k_ˈəʊ_s_ɪ_s]\

Definitions of CHALCOSIS

1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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[Greek] The impregnation of the tissues with particles of metallic copper.

1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
By Alexander Duane

The presence of copper-deposits in tissue.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

The presence of particles of deposits of copper in the tissue of the lungs.
Chronic poisoning from copper. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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