plumbism
English
Etymology
From Latin plumbum (“lead”) + -ism.
Noun
plumbism (uncountable)
- (medicine) A diseased condition, produced by the absorption of lead, common among workers in this metal or in its compounds, as among painters, typesetters, etc. Symptoms include lead colic, lead line, and wrist drop.
Synonyms
- Devon colic
- lead colic
- lead poisoning
- painter's colic
- saturnism
Translations
lead poisoning
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References
- plumbism in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913