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illness vs plumbism

plumbism vs illness

illness and plumbism both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
illness Yes No No No
plumbism Yes No No No
As nouns, plumbism is a hyponym of illness; that is, plumbism is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than illness:
  • illness: impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
  • plumbism: toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system
Other hyponyms of illness include condition, ague, amyloidosis, anuresis, anuria, catastrophic illness, collapse, prostration, aeroembolism, air embolism, bends, caisson disease, decompression sickness, gas embolism, food poisoning, gastrointestinal disorder, lead poisoning, saturnism, disease, hypermotility, indisposition, ozone sickness, toxaemia, toxaemia of pregnancy, toxemia, toxemia of pregnancy, growth.
illness (noun) plumbism (noun)
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system
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