PAINTER'S COLIC

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Symptom of chronic lead poisoning and associated with obstinate constipation

Synonyms:

lead colic; painter's colic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("painter's colic" is a kind of...):

colic; gripes; griping; intestinal colic (acute abdominal pain (especially in infants))

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