- argyria
-
A condition caused by improper exposure to silver or its compounds, the most dramatic symptom being a bluish-grey discoloration of the skin.
Wikipedia foundation.
argyria
Look at other dictionaries:
Argyrĭa — (v. gr., Silberhaut), diejenige Färbung der Haut des menschlichen Körpers ins Bläulichgraue, die nach längerem, über 6–8 Wochen dauerndem innerlichen Gebrauche des salpetersauren Silberoxyds (Höllenstein) wahrgenommen wird. Die A. entsteht… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Argyria — Infobox Disease Name = Argyria Caption = DiseasesDB = 29790 ICD10 = ICD10|T|56|8|t|51 ICD9 = ICD9|985.8 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = derm eMedicineTopic = 595 MeshID = D001129 Argyria (ISV from Greek: ἄργυρος argyros silver + ia)… … Wikipedia
Argyria — Argyrisme Argyrisme Classification et ressources externes CIM 10 T56.8 CIM 9 ICD9 L’Argyrisme (du grec : ἄργυρος Argyros argent + ia) est une affection provoquée par l ingestion de l’élément argent, sous forme de poussière d argent métal … Wikipédia en Français
argyria — A slate gray or bluish discoloration of the skin and deep tissues, due to the deposit of insoluble albuminate of silver, occurring after the medicinal administration for a long period of a soluble silver salt; formerly fairly common from use of… … Medical dictionary
argyria — ärˈjirēə noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin, from argyr + ia : permanent dark discoloration of the skin due to absorption following overuse of medicinal silver preparations * * * argyria /är jirˈi ə/ noun (medicine) Skin pigmentation caused by long… … Useful english dictionary
argyria — ar·gyr·ia … English syllables
argyria — argyrosis; n. the deposition of silver in the skin and other tissues, either resulting from industrial exposure or following ingestion or long term administration of silver salts. A slate grey pigmentation develops slowly; this is accentuated in… … The new mediacal dictionary
argyria nasalis — argyric discoloration of the nasal mucosa … Medical dictionary
Аргирия (Argyria) — серебристая пигментация кожи, возникающая либо вследствие промышленного воздействия солей серебра, либо из за их попадания в организм человека. Развивается медленно; особенно выражена на тех участках кожи, которые постоянно находятся на свету.… … Медицинские термины
metallic melanism — argyria … Medical dictionary
