definitions

saturnism

[ sat-er-niz-uh m ]
/ ˈsæt ərˌnɪz əm /

noun Pathology.

lead poisoning(def 1b).

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Nearby words

saturn, saturnalia, saturnian, saturniid, saturnine, saturnism, satya yuga, satyagraha, satyagrahi, satyaloka, satyr

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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British Dictionary definitions for saturnism

saturnism

/ (ˈsætəˌnɪzəm) /

noun

pathol another name for lead poisoning

Word Origin for saturnism

C19: from New Latin sāturnismus; properties similar to those of lead were attributed to the planet
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medicine definitions for saturnism

saturnism

[ săt′ər-nĭz′əm ]

n.

lead poisoning
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