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Minamata disease

Min·a·ma·ta dis·ease [ mìnnə mtə di zz ]


noun 
Definition:
 
neurological disease from mercury poisoning: a severe degenerative disease of the nervous system caused by mercury contamination, especially from eating mercury-tainted seafood

[Mid-20th century. After a town in Japan]
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