plumbismn.
/ˈplʌmbɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈpləmˌbɪz(ə)m/ Medicine.
Lead poisoning.
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lead-colic1774
lead-distemper1774
lead-encephalopathy1774
lead-palsy1774
lead poisoning1841
plumbism1842
saturnism1848
1842 R. Christison Dispensatory 699 It [sc. lead] produces a constitutional state so peculiar as to be aptly called Plumbism, in the same manner as we speak of iodism and mercurialism.
1854 Lancet 14 Jan. 43/1 The whole class of symptoms peculiar to plumbism were distinctly marked in this case.
1876 R. Bartholow Pract. Treat. Materia Med. ii. 204 In prescribing the preparations of lead for internal use, the danger of producing plumbism should not be overlooked.
1901 Speaker 16 Nov. 174/1 It is the solubility of the lead when taken into the system that causes plumbism.
1968 Jrnl. Pediatrics 73 946/1 The 2 to 5-year-old child with unrecognized plumbism may present with a compulsive disorder..chronic impulsive, aggressive hyperkinetic behavior disorder, or mental retardation.
1990 Guns & Weapons Sept.–Oct. 87/4 It is a fact that wildfowl can and do die of lead poisoning through the ingestion of lead shot, but..will the crippling of birds, most of which will eventually die, offset the number of birds that are saved from plumbism?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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