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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessaturnisme
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sa.tyʁ.nism
"Le saturnisme est une intoxication grave causée par l'absorption de plomb."
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Medical term for lead poisoning, resulting from ingestion or absorption of lead compounds.
"Historical outbreaks of saturnism were frequently linked to drinking wine stored in lead-glazed vessels." - 2
A depressive or gloomy temperament, historically associated with the astrological influence of the planet Saturn.
"His chronic melancholy and philosophical detachment were often attributed by his peers to a kind of literary saturnism."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the medieval alchemical association of the metal lead with the planet Saturn. Formed in the 19th century in French (saturnisme) before entering English medical terminology to describe acute or chronic lead poisoning.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Saturnism" is said worldwide
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saturnisme
Transliteration: sa.tyʁ.nism
"Le saturnisme est une intoxication grave causée par l'absorption de plomb."
Saturnismus
Transliteration: zaˈtuʁnɪsmʊs
"Saturnismus ist eine Vergiftung durch Blei."
saturnismo
Transliteration: sa.turˈni.zmo
"Il saturnismo era comune tra i lavoratori delle miniere di piombo."
saturnismo
Transliteration: sa.tuɾˈnis.mo
"El saturnismo causa daños neurológicos significativos."
saturnismo
Transliteration: sa.tuʁˈniʒ.mu
"O saturnismo também é conhecido como intoxicação por chumbo."
सीसा विषाक्तता
Transliteration: sisa vishaktata
"सीसा विषाक्तता को आयुर्वेद में भी वर्णित किया गया है।"
铅中毒
Transliteration: qiān zhòngdú
"长期接触含铅颜料会导致铅中毒。"
납중독
Transliteration: nap jungdok
"납중독은 신경 System에 심각한 손상을 줄 수 있습니다."
鉛中毒
Transliteration: namachūdoku
"古い水道管の使用は鉛中毒を引き起こす可能性があります。"
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