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noun Pathology.
a severe form of mercury poisoning, characterized by neurological degeneration.
Origin:
after Minamata Bay, Japan, where fish containing alkyl mercury compounds caused the disease in those who ate them during the period 1953–58
after Minamata Bay, Japan, where fish containing alkyl mercury compounds caused the disease in those who ate them during the period 1953–58
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Minamata disease
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Minamata disease Min·a·ma·ta disease (mĭn'ə-mä'tə)
n.
A degenerative neurological disorder caused by poisoning with a mercury compound in seafood from waters contaminated with mercury, characterized by burning or tingling sensations, poor articulation of speech, and the loss of coordination and peripheral vision.
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