lead poisoning

noun

A chronic intoxication produced by the absorption of lead into the body, characterized by severe colicky pains, a dark line along the gums, and local muscular paralysis.

Similar
plumbismsaturnismsee bullet hole

Meanings

nounlead poisoning (countable and uncountable, plural lead poisonings)

plural lead poisonings

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA chronic intoxication produced by the absorption of lead into the body, characterized by severe colicky pains, a dark line along the gums, and local muscular paralysis.

    Synonyms: plumbism, saturnism

  2. countableslanguncountableA gunshot wound.

    Synonyms: see bullet hole

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA chronic intoxication produced by the absorption of lead into the body, characterized by severe colicky pains, a dark line along the gums, and local muscular paralysis.

nounA gunshot wound.

Similar
see bullet hole

More synonyms by meaning

nountoxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian сатурнизъм, отравяне с олово
  • сатурнизъм (saturnizăm)Translations
  • отравяне с олово (otravjane s olovo)Translations
Catalan saturnisme
  • saturnismeTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 鉛中毒 /铅中毒
  • 鉛中毒 /铅中毒 (qiānzhòngdú)Translations
Dutch loodvergiftiging
  • loodvergiftigingTranslations
Finnish lyijymyrkytys
  • lyijymyrkytysTranslations
French saturnisme, colique de plomb
  • saturnismeTranslations
  • colique de plombTranslations
German Bleivergiftung
  • BleivergiftungTranslations
Greek μολυβδίαση
  • μολυβδίαση (molyvdíasi)Translations
Hungarian ólommérgezés
  • ólommérgezésTranslations
Italian saturnismo
  • saturnismoTranslations
Japanese 鉛中毒
  • 鉛中毒 (namarichūdoku)Translations
Polish ołowica
  • ołowicaTranslations
Russian отравле́ние свинцо́м, сатурни́зм
  • отравле́ние свинцо́м (otravlénije svincóm)Translations
  • сатурни́зм (saturnízm)Translations
Spanish saturnismo
  • saturnismoTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

lead poisoning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lead%20poisoning

MLA

“lead poisoning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lead%20poisoning. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lead poisoning,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lead%20poisoning.

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