selenosis

noun

sel·​e·​no·​sis ˌsel-ə-ˈnō-səs How to pronounce selenosis (audio)
: poisoning due to excessive intake of selenium
especially : poisoning of livestock by high levels of selenium consumed in plants grown in seleniferous soils that is characterized in the acute phase by diffuse necrosis and hemorrhage resulting from capillary damage and in chronic poisoning by degenerative and fibrotic changes especially of the liver and of the skin and its derivatives see blind staggers

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“Selenosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/selenosis. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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