lead poisoning
Noun
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Noun
lead poisoning
- (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
- (slang) Being shot by a firearm.
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