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saturnism

American  
[sat-er-niz-uhm] / ˈsæt ərˌnɪz əm /

noun

Pathology.

  1. lead poisoning.

saturnism British  
/ ˈsætəˌnɪzəm /

noun

  1. pathol another name for lead poisoning

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Etymology

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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