argyria

English

Etymology

From argyr- +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪɹiə

Noun

argyria (usually uncountable, plural argyrias)

1. (dermatology) 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.

   Synonym: argyrosis

Translations

condition

• Arabic: تفضض
• Dutch: argyrie
• Esperanto: argirio
• Finnish: argyria
• French: argyrie (fr) f
• Indonesian: argiria
• Portuguese: argirose f
• Turkish: arjiri