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lead poisoning
noun
Definition of LEAD POISONING
: chronic intoxication that is produced by the absorption of lead into the system and is characterized especially by fatigue, abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea, loss of appetite, anemia, a dark line along the gums, and muscular paralysis or weakness of limbs
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First Known Use of LEAD POISONING
circa 1842
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lead poisoning
noun
Medical Definition of LEAD POISONING
: chronic intoxication that is produced by the absorption of lead into the system and is characterized especially by fatigue, abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea, loss of appetite, anemia, a dark line along the gums, and muscular paralysis or weakness of limbs—called also plumbism, saturnism
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