saturnism

[ sat-er-niz-uhm ]

/ ˈsæt ərˌnɪz əm /

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noun Pathology.

lead poisoning (def. 1b).

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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

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

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Medical definitions for saturnism

saturnism

[ săt′ər-nĭz′əm ]

lead poisoning