Minamata disease
[ min-uh-mah-tuh ]
/ ˌmɪn əˈmɑ tə /
noun Pathology.
a severe form of mercury poisoning, characterized by neurological degeneration.
Origin of Minamata disease
after
Minamata Bay, Japan, where fish containing alkyl mercury compounds caused the disease in those who ate them during the period 1953–58
Medical definitions for minamata disease
Minamata 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.