argyria
[ahr-ji´re-ah] poisoning by silver or its salts; chronic argyria is marked by a permanent ashen-gray discoloration of the skin, conjunctivae, and internal organs, and there is usually a slate blue “silver line” on the gingival margin. Argyria can result from either industrial or medicinal exposure.
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ar·gyr·ia
, argyrosis (ahr-jirē-a, -jir-ōsis) A slate-gray or bluish discoloration of the skin and deep tissues due to the deposit of silver, occurring after medicinal administration of a soluble silver salt.
[G. argyros, silver]
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argyrosis
The presence of silver in the deep corneal stroma or Descemet's membrane.
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ar·gyr·ia
, argyrism , argyrosis (ahr-jirē-a, ahrjir-izm, -jir-ōsis) A slate-gray or bluish discoloration of the skin and deep tissues caused by deposits of insoluble albuminate of silver; occurs after a long period of medicinal administration of a soluble silver salt.
Synonym(s):
silver poisoning.
[G. argyros, silver]
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