saturnism
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sat·urn·ism
(săt′ər-nĭz′əm)n.
See lead poisoning.
[From saturn, lead (obsolete), with which alchemists associated the planet Saturn.]
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saturnism
(ˈsætəˌnɪzəm)n
(Pathology) pathol another name for lead poisoning
[C19: from New Latin sāturnismus; properties similar to those of lead were attributed to the planet]
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saturnism
plumbism.
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| Noun | 1. |  saturnism - toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the systemillness, sickness, unwellness, malady - impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism |
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