plumbism Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system
    saturnism; lead poisoning.

WordNet

Plum"bism noun
Etymology
From Plumbum.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) 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.

Webster 1913