saturnism
[sat-er-niz-uh m]
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Origin of saturnism
1850–55; < Medieval Latin Sāturn(us) lead + -ism; in alchemy the planet was thought to have leadlike properties
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saturnism
- pathol another name for lead poisoning
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Word Origin for saturnism
C19: from New Latin sāturnismus; properties similar to those of lead were attributed to the planet
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saturnism
(săt′ər-nĭz′əm)- lead poisoning
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