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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The program included epidemiologists, statisticians and advisors who specialized in lead poisoning — from detecting the source of exposure to planning an effective response.
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Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 21 May 2025
Historians don’t know whether this cognitive disturbance was caused by lead poisoning, exhaustion, scurvy or some other combination of factors.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
The state and federal governments launched investigations into the health department’s handling of lead poisonings.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
Programs slated for elimination include Healthy Start, which is dedicated to healthy pregnancies and births, newborn screenings for heritable disorders and hearing, infant and early childhood mental health, childhood lead poisoning, family planning and drowning prevention.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 21 May 2025
Historians don’t know whether this cognitive disturbance was caused by lead poisoning, exhaustion, scurvy or some other combination of factors.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
The state and federal governments launched investigations into the health department’s handling of lead poisonings.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
Programs slated for elimination include Healthy Start, which is dedicated to healthy pregnancies and births, newborn screenings for heritable disorders and hearing, infant and early childhood mental health, childhood lead poisoning, family planning and drowning prevention.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Lead poisoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lead%20poisoning. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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