phossy jawとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

phossy jaw (uncountable)

1. A disease resulting from exposure to white phosphorus causing degeneration of the teeth and jaw.

   Synonym: phosphorus necrosis of the jaw

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

   • 2005, Jennifer Worth, Shadows of the Workhouse, Weidenfeld & Nicholson (2009), page 143:

     “We thought she would escape phossy jaw. But it got her, yes, it got her, and she died a terrible death.”