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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPainter's colic
/ˈpeɪn.tərz ˈkɒl.ɪk/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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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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colique de plomb
Transliteration: kolik də plɔ̃
"Autrefois, les artisans souffraient souvent de la colique de plomb."
Malergesicht
Transliteration: ˈmaːlɐˌɡəzɪçt
Script: Malerin-Kolik
"Die Bleivergiftung verursachte bei den Arbeitern schwere Bauchschmerzen."
colica dei pittori
Transliteration: ˈkɔ.li.ka dei pitˈto.ri
"La colica dei pittori era una malattia professionale comune in passato."
cólico saturnino
Transliteration: ˈko.li.ko sa.turˈni.no
"El cólico saturnino afectaba frecuentemente a los pintores antiguos."
cólica dos pintores
Transliteration: ˈkɔ.li.kɐ duʃ pĩˈto.ɾis
"A cólica dos pintores decorria da manipulação de tintas à base de chumbo."
लेड शूल
Transliteration: led shool
"पेंटर्स कॉलिक सीसे के जहर के कारण होने वाला पेट दर्द है।"
铅中毒性腹绞痛
Transliteration: qiān zhòng dú xìng fù jiǎo tòng
"历史上油漆工经常患有铅中毒性腹绞痛。"
납중독성 산통
Transliteration: nap-jung-dok-seong san-tong
"과거의 화가들은 납 중독으로 인한 산통을 자주 겪었습니다."
鉛疝痛
Transliteration: en-sentō
"かつて多くの職人が鉛疝痛に苦しんだ。"
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