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plumbism

[ pluhm-biz-uhm ]

noun

, Pathology.


plumbism

/ ˈplʌmˌbɪzəm /

noun

  1. chronic lead poisoning
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of plumbism1

1875–80; < Latin plumb ( um ) lead + -ism
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Word History and Origins

Origin of plumbism1

C19: from Latin plumbum lead
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Example Sentences

As a rule the soluble salts if taken in sufficient quantities produce acute poisoning, and the insoluble salts chronic plumbism.

Now comes the revelation of wide-spread plumbism, or "potters' palsy," among workers in the potteries.

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