- bismuth poisoning
- poisoning from excessive or chronic ingestion of bismuth or its salts; symptoms include anuria, stomatitis, dermatitis, and diarrhea. Called also bismuthism and bismuthosis.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
bismuth poisoning
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