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But that happens to be my topic here – plumbism is the old-fashioned term for lead poisoning, which plagued the Roman empire and continues to plague us today.
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Deborah Blum, WIRED, 8 Mar. 2012
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Deborah Blum, WIRED, 8 Mar. 2012
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“Plumbism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plumbism. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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plumbism
noun
plum·bism
ˈpləm-ˌbiz-əm 
: lead poisoning
especially
: chronic lead poisoning
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