radium jaw

English

Noun

radium jaw (uncountable)

1. A disease, with necrosis of the jaw and bleeding of the gums, caused by the ingestion of radium and its subsequent absorption into the bones.

Hypernyms

• osteonecrosis of the jaw, ONJ (when dealing with just the mouth)
• osteochemonecrosis
• osteonecrosis
• necrosis

See also

• phossy jaw
• bisphossy jaw