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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   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. uncountable
2. 2
   toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

lead poisoningsaturnismdevon colicdevon coliclead coliclead colic

Etymology

From Latin plumbum (“lead”) + -ism.

Related phrases

lead coliclead linewrist drop

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