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mercurialism

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mer·cu·ri·al·ism (mr-kyr--lzm)

mercurialism
(mkyr´ēliz´m),
n (mercury poisoning), 1. poisoning resulting from the ingestion of pure mercury, its salts, or its vapor. Manifestations of acute intoxication include nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, oral and pharyngeal pain, uremia, dehydration, diarrhea, and shock. Manifestations of chronic poisoning include hypersalivation, diarrhea, vertigo, depression, intention tremor, and stomatitis. See also acrodynia and stomatitis, mercurial.
n 2. poisoning by ingestion or absorption of mercury compounds. See also line, mercurial, and mercury poisoning.

mercurialism
chronic mercury poisoning.

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