lead poisoning

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Noun

lead poisoning (countable and uncountable, plural lead poisonings)

  1. (pathology) A chronic intoxication produced by the absorption of lead into the body, characterized by severe colicky pains, a dark line along the gums, and local muscular paralysis.
    Synonyms: plumbism, saturnism
  2. (slang) Being shot by a firearm.

See also

Translations
chronic intoxiction caused by lead — see plumbism
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