Sentence examples for plumbism from inspiring English sources

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plumbism

noun

A diseased condition, produced by the absorption of lead, common among workers in this metal or in its compounds, as among painters, typesetters, etc. It is characterized by various symptoms, as lead colic, lead line, and wrist drop.

Exact(2)

Lead poisoning, also called plumbism, deleterious effect of a gradual accumulation of lead in body tissues, as a result of repeated exposure to lead-containing substances.

The hooligans taking over the Halloween parade, the apparent invisibility of the blindingly turquoise bike lanes to all of New York but yours truly, the fact that my tap water tastes oddly metallic and causes symptoms suspiciously like plumbism: all these, Mr. Mayor, I would like take up with you at your earliest convenience.

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