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Definition of Selenosis
1. Noun. selenium poisoning, especially of livestock, by selenium naturally occurring in plants and the soil ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Selenosis
1. [n -NOSES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Selenosis
Literary usage of Selenosis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Mineral Tolerance of Animals by National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"chronic selenosis produced by a relatively long exposure (weeks to months) to
... Typical chronic selenosis, including hoof deformation and alopecia, ..."
2. Mineral Requirements for Military Personnel: Levels Needed for Cognitive And by Food and Nutrition Board, Committee on Military Nutrition Research, National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (2006)
"Only a few cases of selenosis due to oral exposure have been reported in the ...
Chronic selenosis of dietary origin was identified in the 1960s among ..."
3. Arsenic by Assembly Of Life Sciences, National Academies Press, Assembly of Life Sciences (U.S.), National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (1977)
"Arsenic decreases the toxicity of selenium by enhancing its biliary excretion.
thus clearing it from the liver, the primary target organ in selenosis. ..."
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