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argyria

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A condition caused by excessive exposure to chemical compounds of the element silver, or to silver dust, the most dramatic symptom of which being that the skin turns purple or purple-grey.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: dermatology, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: argyrosis

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From argyr- + -ia.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تفضض — condition
  • Dutch: argyrie — condition
  • Esperanto: argirio — condition
  • Finnish: argyria — condition
  • French: argyrie — condition
  • Indonesian: argiria — condition
  • Polish: srebrzyca — condition
  • Polish: argyria — condition
  • Portuguese: argirose — condition
  • Turkish: arjiri — condition