水俣病

Traditional: 水俁病

shuǐ yǔ bìng

Dictionary entry

Minamata disease (neurological disease caused by mercury poisoning due to industrial pollution in Japan, first identified in 1956)

What does 水俣病 mean?

水俣病 (shuǐ yǔ bìng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1Minamata disease (neurological disease caused by mercury poisoning due to industrial pollution in Japan, first identified in 1956)

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水Shuǐsurname Shui · Shui ethnic group 俣yǔbig 病bìngillness · CL:場|场[chang2]

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水俣病

shuǐ yǔ bìng

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