lead poisoning
noun
: chronic intoxication that is produced by the absorption of lead into the system and is characterized especially by fatigue, abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea, loss of appetite, anemia, a dark line along the gums, and muscular paralysis or weakness of limbs
called also saturnism
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By 2012, childhood lead poisoning in Rochester had dropped by 85%.
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Gabriel L. Schwartz, The Conversation, 17 July 2025
Local media cited a pediatrics professor as saying aspects of the case suggest there could be chronic lead poisoning, meaning exposure over a period of more than three months.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
Since the 1990s, the state has implemented a law that assesses fees against producers of lead paint and leaded gas to help treat lead poisoning in children, known as the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
However, Mann’s attorneys insist their client was also subjected to lead poisoning within the couple’s home.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025
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Gabriel L. Schwartz, The Conversation, 17 July 2025
Local media cited a pediatrics professor as saying aspects of the case suggest there could be chronic lead poisoning, meaning exposure over a period of more than three months.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
Since the 1990s, the state has implemented a law that assesses fees against producers of lead paint and leaded gas to help treat lead poisoning in children, known as the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
However, Mann’s attorneys insist their client was also subjected to lead poisoning within the couple’s home.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for lead poisoning
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“Lead poisoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lead%20poisoning. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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