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Plumbism
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) 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. See under Colic, Lead, and Wrist.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Plumbism'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/plumbism.html. 1828.