🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

납중독성 산통

Pronunciation / Transliteration: nap-jung-dok-seong san-tong

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Painter's colic/ˈpeɪn.tərz ˈkɒl.ɪk/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"과거의 화가들은 납 중독으로 인한 산통을 자주 겪었습니다."

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As noun
  1. 1

    Severe abdominal pain caused by lead poisoning, formerly common among painters who used lead-containing pigments.

    "Historical records indicate that many artisans in the 19th century suffered from painter's colic due to prolonged exposure to lead paints."

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Derived from the historical association of the condition with painters who routinely handled lead-based paints, combined with 'colic' originating from the Greek 'kolikos' relating to the colon. First widely documented in medical literature during the 18th and 19th centuries when occupational lead poisoning was prevalent among artisans.

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