LEAD POISONING Definition & Meaning

lead poisoning

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noun

Pathology.
1. a toxic condition produced by ingestion, inhalation, or skin absorption of lead or lead compounds, resulting in various dose-related symptoms including anemia, nausea, muscle weakness, confusion, blindness, and coma.
2. Also called plumbism, saturnism. this condition occurring in adults whose work involves contact with lead products.
Slang. death or injury inflicted by a bullet or shot.

lead poisoning

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noun

Also calledplumbismsaturnism acute or chronic poisoning by lead or its salts, characterized by abdominal pain, vomiting, convulsions, and coma
slang.
death or injury resulting from being shot with bullets

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Origin of lead poisoning¹

First recorded in 1875–80

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The grants are aimed at reducing childhood lead poisoning, improving air quality and mitigating health risks from extreme heat and wildfires, among other purposes.

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At the time, Yurok tribe biologist Chris West said it “almost seems inevitable that we will lose a bird or birds to lead poisoning if nothing changes.”

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A test at the pediatrician’s office revealed that Noelie had lead poisoning, with more than three times as much lead as the level considered concerning by the CDC.

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Studies show that among children with lead poisoning in the U.S., contaminated spices were one of several sources of lead exposure.

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“So, there’s this huge window of people — primarily children — who have lead poisoning, but there’s no treatment available,” Rees said.

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