necrosis of the jaw, sometimes associated with deposition of new subperiosteal bone, occurring in workers exposed to yellow phosphorus fumes. Called also phosphonecrosis and phossy jaw.
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phosphorusnecrosis, phosphorus necrosis In toxicology, ulceration, tissue death, and bone damage in the jaw of an individual who is chronically exposed to yellow (toxic) phosphorus.
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