PHOSPHORENESES
\fˈɒsfɔːnˌɛsiːz], \fˈɒsfɔːnˌɛsiːz], \f_ˈɒ_s_f_ɔː_n_ˌɛ_s_iː_z]\
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M. Baumes unites, under this generic name, diseases which he attributes to disordered phosphorization; i. e. to excess or deficiency of calcareous phosphates or its decomposition. Amongst these affections he ranks rachitis, osteo-malacia, and gout.
By Robley Dunglison
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