lead poisoning

lead poi·son·ing

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noun lead poisoning Pathology. 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. Also called plumbism, saturnism. this condition occurring in adults whose work involves contact with lead products. 1
noun lead poisoning Slang. death or injury inflicted by a bullet or shot. 1
noun lead poisoning illness caused by exposure to lead 1
noun lead poisoning acute or chronic poisoning by lead or its salts, characterized by abdominal pain, vomiting, convulsions, and coma 0
noun lead poisoning death or injury resulting from being shot with bullets 0
noun lead poisoning an acute or chronic poisoning caused by the absorption of lead or any of its salts into the body: it may result in anemia, constipation, colic, paralysis, or muscular cramps 0

before 1875

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First recorded in 1875-80

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