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)

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