A medical condition caused by consuming too much bromine or bromide compounds, leading to poisoning with symptoms like skin rashes and drowsiness.
From bromine (the chemical element) + -ism (a condition or state). Bromine itself comes from Greek 'bromos' meaning stench, because the element has a strong unpleasant smell. The -ism suffix was added to create a medical condition term in the 19th century.
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