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saturnism
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sat·urn·ism  (str-nzm)
n.
See lead poisoning.
[From saturn, lead (obsolete), with which alchemists associated the planet Saturn.]
saturnism [ˈsætəˌnɪzəm]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol another name for lead poisoning
[from New Latin sāturnismus; properties similar to those of lead were attributed to the planet]
saturnism
plumbism.
See also: Poison
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Noun1.saturnismsaturnism - toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system
lead poisoning, plumbism
illness, sickness, unwellness, malady - impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism


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