Minamata disease

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A neurological syndrome caused by severe mercury poisoning.

Word forms

Minamata disease

Etymology

From Japanese 水俣病 (minamatabyō), literally “Minamata disease”, after Minimata, the Japanese city where the disease was first discovered.

Synonyms

Chisso-Minamata disease
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