noun
- chronic lead poisoning caused by the absorption of lead into the body
Usage: medical
Examples
- The old paint in the house caused saturnism in several children.
- Workers in the battery factory developed saturnism from prolonged lead exposure.
- Symptoms of saturnism include abdominal pain and neurological problems.
- The doctor diagnosed saturnism after finding high lead levels in the patient’s blood.
- Ancient Romans suffered from saturnism due to lead pipes in their water systems.
- Saturnism was once common among painters who used lead-based pigments.