Minamata disease
/ˌmɪnəˈmɑːtə/noun
mass noun
- chronic poisoning by alkyl mercury compounds from industrial waste, characterized by (usually permanent) impairment of brain functions such as speech, sight, and muscular coordination米那马达病, 水俣病(汞中毒引起的严重神经疾病)。
词源
1950s: named after Minamata, a town in Japan.