lead poisoning

noun

Meaning

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.
Being shot by a firearm.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

plumbism(English)saturnism(English)painter's colic(English)plumbophilia(English)lead colic(English)pyrrolizidine alkaloidosis(English)colonopathy(English)phosphorus poisoning(English)

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