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plumbism

[ pluhm-biz-uhm ]

plumbism

/ ˈʌˌɪə /

noun

  1. chronic lead poisoning
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of plumbism1

1875–80; < Latin plumb ( um ) lead + -ism
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of plumbism1

C19: from Latin plumbum lead
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Saturnia, sā-tur′ni-a, n. lead poisoning, plumbism.

From

Lead′-glance, lead ore, galena; Lead′-mill, a mill for grinding white-lead: a leaden disc charged with emery for grinding gems; Lead′-pen′cil, a pencil or instrument for drawing, &c., made of blacklead; Lead′-poi′soning, or Plumbism, poisoning by the absorption and diffusion of lead in the system, its commonest form, Lead or Painter's Colic; Leads′man, a seaman who heaves the lead.—adj.

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It is chiefly due to plumbism.

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