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plumbism /plum·bism/ (plum´bizm) chronic lead poisoning; see lead 1.
plumbism (plum´biz  m),n acute or chronic intoxication resulting from the ingestion, inhalation, or skin absorption of lead. Manifestations of acute poisoning include abdominal pain, paralysis, metallic taste, and collapse. Chronic manifestations include gastrointestinal disturbances, headache, peripheral neuropathy (foot drop and wrist drop), lead in the urine and blood, basophilic granular degeneration, coproporphyrinuria, and stomatitis. Also called lead poisoning and saturnism. See also stomatitis, lead. plumbism a chronic form of poisoning caused by absorption of lead or lead salts. See also lead1 poisoning. |
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