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1. Pathol.
a. a toxic condition produced by ingestion, inhalation, or skin absorption of lead or lead compounds, resulting in various dose-related symptoms including anemia, nausea, muscle weakness, confusion, blindness, and coma.
b. Also called plumbism, saturnism . this condition occurring in adults whose work involves contact with lead products.
2. Slang. death or injury inflicted by a bullet or shot.
[ 1875-80 ]