Meanings
plural fluoroses
- countableuncountablemedicineAny adverse condition due to an excess of fluoride.
1 more example
There's no doubt about it: Fluoride should not be ingested. Even scientists from the EPA's National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory have classified fluoride as a "chemical having substantial evidence of developmental neurotoxicity.” Furthermore, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 41 percent of American adolescents now have dental fluorosis—unattractive discoloration and mottling of the teeth that indicate overexposure to fluoride.
2005 February 9, Dr. Mercola, “Get That Fluoride Out of Your Tea!”, in mercola.com, retrieved 05 Oct 2013
Origin
Translations
Catalan fluorosi
- fluorosiany adverse condition due to an excess of fluoride
Czech fluoróza
- fluorózaany adverse condition due to an excess of fluoride
Finnish fluoroosi
- fluoroosiany adverse condition due to an excess of fluoride
French fluorose
- fluoroseany adverse condition due to an excess of fluoride
Greek φθορίαση
- φθορίαση (fthoríasi)any adverse condition due to an excess of fluoride
Portuguese fluorose
- fluoroseany adverse condition due to an excess of fluoride
Spanish fluorosis
- fluorosisany adverse condition due to an excess of fluoride
Welsh fflworosis
- fflworosisany adverse condition due to an excess of fluoride
Cite this entry
fluorosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluorosis
“fluorosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluorosis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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