saturnism
[ sat-er-niz-uh m ]
/ ˈsæt ərˌnɪz əm /
noun Pathology.
Origin of saturnism
1850–55; < Medieval Latin
Sāturn(us) lead +
-ism; in alchemy the planet was thought to have leadlike properties
Words nearby saturnism
saturn,
saturnalia,
saturnian,
saturniid,
saturnine,
saturnism,
satya yuga,
satyagraha,
satyagrahi,
satyaloka,
satyr
British Dictionary definitions for saturnism
Word Origin for saturnism
C19: from New Latin
sāturnismus; properties similar to those of lead were attributed to the planet
Medical definitions for saturnism
saturnism
[ săt′ər-nĭz′əm ]
n.
lead poisoning