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lead line

 
Dictionary: lead line   (lĕd) pronunciation
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n.
See sounding line.

[From the use of lead weights for making soundings.]


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A bluish-black patch on the gingival tissues, usually about 1 mm from the gingival crest. Caused by the deposition of fine granules of lead sulfide in the tissues. A sign of lead absorption in lead poisoning (plumbism).

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An irregular dark deposit in the gums occurring in lead poisoning.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (nautical) plumb line for determining depth
  Synonym: sounding line

 
 

 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Dental Dictionary. Mosby's Dental Dictionary. Copyright © 2004 by Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.  Read more
Medical Dictionary. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company.  Read more
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