Salicylism Definition

sălĭ-sə-lĭzəm
noun
A toxic syndrome caused by excessive doses of salicylic acid or salicylates.
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Other Word Forms of Salicylism

Noun

Singular:
salicylism
Plural:
salicylisms

Origin of Salicylism

  • From ISV salicyl- + -ism.

    From Wiktionary

  • salicyl(ic acid) –ism

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Salicylism Sentence Examples

  • The symptoms closely resemble those of salicylism, and also, though in less degree, those of carbolism.

  • Salicylism, or salicylic poisoning, occurs in a good many cases of the use of these drugs.

  • The headache, deafness, ringing in the ears and even delirium of salicylism, are practically identical with the symptoms of cinchonism.

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Words Starting With

SSASAL

Words Ending With

MSMISM

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