| saturn | 1. One of the elder and principal deities, the son of Coelus and Terra (Heaven and Earth), anf the father of Jupiter. The corresponding Greek divinity was Kronos, later CHronos, Time. 2. <astronomy> One of the planets of the solar system, next in magnitude to Jupiter, but more remote from the sun. Its diameter is seventy thousand miles, its mean distance from the sun nearly eight hundred and eighty millions of miles, and its year, or periodical revolution round the sun, nearly twenty-nine years and a half. It is surrounded by a remarkable system of rings, and has eight satellites. 3. <chemistry> The metal lead. Origin: L. Saturnus, literally, the saower, fr. Serere, satum, to sow. See Season. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| saturnian | 1. Of or pertaining to Saturn, whose age or reign, from the mildness and wisdom of his government, is called the golden age. 2. Hence: Resembling the golden age; distinguished for peacefulness, happiness, contentment. "Augustus, born to bring Saturnian times." (Pope) 3. <astronomy> Of or pertaining to the planet Saturn; as, the Saturnian year. Saturnian verse, a meter employed by early Roman satirists, consisting of three iambics and an extra syllable followed by three trochees, as in the line: The queen | w<acr/s <ismac/n | the k<ismac/tch | en eating | bread <acr/nd | honey. Origin: L. Saturnius. <zoology> Any one of numerous species of large handsome moths belonging to Saturnia and allied genera. The Luna moth, polyphemus, and promethea, are examples. They belong to the Silkworn family, and some are raised for their silk. See Polyphemus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| saturnicentric | <astronomy> Appearing as if seen from the center of the planet Saturn; relating or referred to Saturn as a center. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| saturnine | 1. Born under, or influenced by, the planet Saturn. 2. Heavy; grave; gloomy; dull; the opposite of mercurial; as, a saturnine person or temper. 3. <chemistry> Of or pertaining to lead; characterised by, or resembling, lead, which was formerly called Saturn. <medicine> Saturnine colic, lead colic. Origin: L. Saturnus the god Saturn, also, the planet Saturn: cf. F. Saturnin of or pertaining to lead (Saturn, in old chemistry, meaning lead),saturnien saturnine, saturnian. See Saturn. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| saturnine colic | Severe colicky abdominal pain, with constipation, symptomatic of lead poisoning. Synonym: Devonshire colic, painter's colic, Poitou colic, saturnine colic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| saturnine encephalopathy | A metabolic encephalopathy, caused by the ingestion of lead compounds and seen particularly in early childhood; it is characterised pathologically by extensive cerebral oedema, status spongiosus, neurocytolysis, and some reactive inflammation; clinical manifestations include convulsions, delirium, and hallucinations. See: lead poisoning. Synonym: lead encephalitis, saturnine encephalopathy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| saturnine tremor | A tremor caused by chronic lead poisoning. (05 Mar 2000) |
| saturnism | <medicine> Plumbum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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bitter or scornful; "the face was saturnine and swarthy, and the sensual lips...twisted with disdain"- Oscar Wilde dark: showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd"
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lead poisoning: toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system
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Lead poisoning is a condition, also known as plumbism or painter's colic, caused by increased levels of blood serum lead levels. The average person has less than 10 micrograms per deciliter, or 100 parts per billion, ppb, of lead in their blood serum. People who have been exposed to an unusual amount of lead will have lead serum levels higher than 200 ppb—most clinical symptoms of lead poisoning begin at around 100 ppb. ...
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The term SATURNISM means lead poisoning perhaps because the Roman deity named Saturn - or the Greek god Cronus (Kronus), ruled an ancient kingdom during the mythical "Golden Age" before the decline of the Roman Empire brought on by the use of LEAD in their plumbing. See LEAD and CERUSE.
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that seen in chronic lead poisoning.
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| saturn | a giant planet which is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles |
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| saturn | (Roman mythology) god of agriculture and vegetation |
| saturn | a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity |
| saturn | an orgiastic festival in ancient Rome in honor of Saturn |
| saturn | type genus of the Saturniidae: emperor moth |
| saturn | large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings |
| saturn | large brightly colored and usually tropical moth |
| saturn | large brightly colored and usually tropical moth |
| saturn | important and widely distributed family of moths including some of the largest insects known |
| saturn | showing a brooding ill humor |
| saturn | bitter or scornful |
| saturn | toxic condition produced by the absorption of excessive lead into the system |
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