lead colic

American  

[led] / lɛd /

noun

Pathology.

1. painter's colic.

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lead colic British  

/ lɛd /

noun

1. Also called: painter's colic.  a symptom of lead poisoning characterized by intense abdominal pain

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Example Sentences

With the greater knowledge of the danger of poisoning possessed by those who work in lead, chronic lead poisoning is becoming rare, as evidenced by the lessening frequency of wrist drop and lead colic.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)

A decoction of the leaves is purgative and is used in lead colic.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers

It is characterized by various symptoms, as lead colic, lead line, and wrist drop.

From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section P and Q by Project Gutenberg

Paint′ed-grass, ribbon-grass; Paint′ed-lā′dy, the thistle-butterfly, orange-red spotted with white and black; Paint′er, one whose employment is to paint: one skilled in painting; Paint′er's-col′ic, lead colic; Paint′er-stain′er, one who paints coats of arms, &c.;

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

After I left dere I went to Bonne Terre and got married and got mine sickness or lead colic from workin' in de furnace and had to quit.

From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume X, Missouri Narratives by United States. Work Projects Administration