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itai-itai disease

itai-itai disease proper noun: a disease caused by cadmium poisoning that occurred in Toyama Prefecture, Japan.

Proper noun

itai-itai disease

  1. A disease caused by cadmium poisoning that occurred in Toyama Prefecture, Japan.

Origin of itai-itai disease

Partial calque of Japanese イタイイタイ病 (itai-itai byō, “"ouch ouch" disease”)

Questions about itai-itai disease

What does itai-itai disease mean?
Itai-itai disease means a disease caused by cadmium poisoning that occurred in Toyama Prefecture, Japan.
What part of speech is itai-itai disease?
Itai-itai disease is a proper noun.

Words near itai-itai disease in the dictionary

  1. itaconate
  2. itaconates
  3. itaconic
  4. itaconic acid
  5. ITAD
  6. itai-itai disease
  7. Itaipu
  8. Itaipu Dam
  9. Itaituba
  10. Itajaí
  11. ital

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