plumbism

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Noun

HYPHEN

plum=bism

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun plumbism has 1 sense

plumbism(n = noun.state) lead poisoning, saturnism - toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system;

is a kind of illness, malady, sickness, unwellness

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CIDE DICTIONARY

plumbism, n. [From Plumbum.].

A diseased condition, produced by the absorption of lead, common among workers in this metal or in its compounds, as among painters, typesetters, etc. It is characterized by various symptoms, as lead colic, lead line, and wrist drop. See under Colic, Lead, and Wrist. [1913 Webster]