saturnism
[ sat-er-niz-uhm ]
/ ˈsæt ərˌnɪz əm /
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noun Pathology.
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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
Words nearby saturnism
Saturn, Saturnalia, Saturnian, saturniid, saturnine, saturnism, Satyagraha, satyagrahi, satyaloka, Satya Yuga, satyr
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British Dictionary definitions for saturnism
Word Origin for saturnism
C19: from New Latin sāturnismus; properties similar to those of lead were attributed to the planet
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Medical definitions for saturnism
saturnism
[ săt′ər-nĭz′əm ]
n.
lead poisoning
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