Definition:
- (n.) 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.
Compare plumbism with other words:
plumbism vs. saturnism
plumbism vs. typesetter
painter vs. plumbism
absorption vs. plumbism
lead vs. plumbism