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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Past scholars have attributed the hearing loss to otosclerosis, or possibly lead poisoning from the wines Beethoven preferred.
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 May 2024
Unfortunately, there is no safe level of lead consumption in humans, and young children are especially vulnerable to lead poisoning.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 17 Apr. 2024
Some symptoms and effects of lead poisoning include developmental delays, learning difficulties, decreased memory and lowered IQ, according to the Washington Ozaukee Public Health Department.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
But the lead poisoning argument rested largely on a lock of hair (the Hiller lock) that the 2023 analysis showed was not authentic and actually belonged to a woman.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 May 2024
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 May 2024
Unfortunately, there is no safe level of lead consumption in humans, and young children are especially vulnerable to lead poisoning.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 17 Apr. 2024
Some symptoms and effects of lead poisoning include developmental delays, learning difficulties, decreased memory and lowered IQ, according to the Washington Ozaukee Public Health Department.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
But the lead poisoning argument rested largely on a lock of hair (the Hiller lock) that the 2023 analysis showed was not authentic and actually belonged to a woman.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 13 May 2024
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“Lead poisoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lead%20poisoning. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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