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plumbism
[pluhm-biz-uhm]
plumbism
/ ˱č±ōʳ¾Ė²śÉŖ³śÉ³¾ /
noun
chronic lead poisoning
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of plumbism1
C19: from Latin plumbum lead
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Saturnia, sÄ-turā²ni-a, n. lead poisoning, plumbism.
From
Leadā²-glance, lead ore, galena; Leadā²-mill, a mill for grinding white-lead: a leaden disc charged with emery for grinding gems; Leadā²-penā²cil, a pencil or instrument for drawing, &c., made of blacklead; Leadā²-poiā²soning, or Plumbism, poisoning by the absorption and diffusion of lead in the system, its commonest form, Lead or Painter's Colic; Leadsā²man, a seaman who heaves the lead.āadj.
From
It is chiefly due to plumbism.
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