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Definition of Plumbism
1. Noun. Toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system.
Definition of Plumbism
1. n. A diseased condition, produced by the absorption of lead, common among workers in this metal or in its compounds, as among painters, typesetters, etc. It is characterized by various symptoms, as lead colic, lead line, and wrist drop. See under Colic, Lead, and Wrist.
Definition of Plumbism
1. Noun. (medicine) A diseased condition, produced by the absorption of lead, common among workers in this metal or in its compounds, as among painters, typesetters, etc. It is characterized by various symptoms, as lead colic, lead line, and wrist drop. ¹
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Definition of Plumbism
1. lead poisoning [n -S]
Medical Definition of Plumbism
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Plumbism
Literary usage of Plumbism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lead Poisoning: from the Industrial, Medical, and Social Points of View by Thomas Oliver (1914)
"Removal of the constipation in plumbism is not always followed by immediate relief
... TYPES OF INDUSTRIAL plumbism. Owing to improved methods of working, ..."
2. A Treatise on the diseases of the nervous system by William Alexander Hammond (1891)
"... or of his exposure to the action of lead, will generally prevent error of
diagnosis in regard to any of the manifestations of plumbism. ..."
3. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1889)
"Hereditary plumbism.—A detailed account of hereditary lead-poisoning in a baby
has been brought forward by MM. Legrand and Winter. ..."
4. A Handbook of Medical Diagnosis: For the Use of Practitioners and Students by James Cornelius Wilson (1915)
"LEAD POISONING; plumbism. Lead is widely used in the ... plumbism occurs also in
type-founders, file-makers, shot-makers, gilders, bronzers, lace-makers, ..."
5. Blood Pressure: Technique Simplified by William Henry Cowing (1912)
"BLOOD PRESSURE IN LEAD POISONING (plumbism). In this disease the blood pressure
... Even without structural changes in the arteries and kidneys, plumbism, ..."
6. Lead Poisoning: from the Industrial, Medical, and Social Points of View by Thomas Oliver (1914)
"Removal of the constipation in plumbism is not always followed by immediate relief
... TYPES OF INDUSTRIAL plumbism. Owing to improved methods of working, ..."
7. A Treatise on the diseases of the nervous system by William Alexander Hammond (1891)
"... or of his exposure to the action of lead, will generally prevent error of
diagnosis in regard to any of the manifestations of plumbism. ..."
8. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1889)
"Hereditary plumbism.—A detailed account of hereditary lead-poisoning in a baby
has been brought forward by MM. Legrand and Winter. ..."
9. A Handbook of Medical Diagnosis: For the Use of Practitioners and Students by James Cornelius Wilson (1915)
"LEAD POISONING; plumbism. Lead is widely used in the ... plumbism occurs also in
type-founders, file-makers, shot-makers, gilders, bronzers, lace-makers, ..."
10. Blood Pressure: Technique Simplified by William Henry Cowing (1912)
"BLOOD PRESSURE IN LEAD POISONING (plumbism). In this disease the blood pressure
... Even without structural changes in the arteries and kidneys, plumbism, ..."
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