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PLUMBISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system
Synonyms:
lead poisoning; plumbism; saturnism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("plumbism" is a kind of...):
illness; malady; sickness; unwellness (impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism)