mercury poisoning
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- noun
- /ˈmɜrkjʊri ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ/
- Specialized
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intoxicación por mercurio
- This sounds pretty radical, but when you look at the cases closely, signs of mercury poisoning are everywhere.
There are documented cases of mercury poisoning from eating sushi, and you know sushi could be a mix of salmon plus tuna.
- There are documented cases of mercury poisoning from eating sushi, and you know sushi could be a mix of salmon plus tuna.
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There are three studies, all published in peer-reviewed journals, that show a specific pattern of abnormalities seen in mercury poisoning.
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As I'm sure you know, the phrase "mad as a hatter" comes from the behavioral changes caused by mercury poisoning.
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I have personal experience of mercury poisoning.
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A scientist named Dr. James Woods found a specific pattern of mercury poisoning that he published on years ago.
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And if the only thing you're eating, day in, day out, is fish, yeah, you could definitely get mercury poisoning.
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It's a show about mercury poisoning in the 50s in Japan.
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There are documented cases of mercury poisoning from eating sushi, and you know sushi could be a mix of salmon plus tuna.
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Mercury poisoning has numerous short-term health effects, but even more serious is the long-term prospect of birth defects in affected populations.
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Mercury poisoning can affect the body's neurological, immunological, and endocrinological processes.
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Severe mercury poisoning can lead to serious health issues, including kidney failure and nerve damage.
Synonyms
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A serious sickness caused by taking a harmful chemical into the body
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a medical condition caused by exposure to mercury' is directly and compositionally derived from 'mercury' (a toxic metal) + 'poisoning' (harmful condition from a toxic substance). This literal, noun-noun naming pattern is common cross-linguistically and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Mercury poisoning comes from the metal mercury and the word poisoning. People who touched or breathed liquid mercury often became very sick, so the phrase means 'sickness caused by mercury'.