Painter's Colic Definition
pāntərz
noun
Chronic intestinal pains and constipation caused by lead poisoning.
American Heritage Medicine
Webster's New World
Origin of Painter's Colic
So called because the disease is often caused by exposure to lead-based paint
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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