Minamata disease
معنی کامل و مثالها
/min´ǝ mät´ǝ/
● (پزشکی) بیماری جیوه، بیماری میناماتا (زهرزدگی در اثر آب و ماهی آلوده به جیوه و مواد صنعتی)
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Named after the city of Minamata in Japan.
مثال
- The Minamata disease outbreak led to widespread health issues in the affected population.
- Efforts were made to raise awareness about Minamata disease and its causes.
- Minamata disease is characterized by symptoms such as numbness, muscle weakness, and impaired vision.
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- a form of mercury poisoning among people who ate fish from mercury-contaminated waters of Minamata Bay off Japan in the 1950s; characterized by severe neurological degeneration