Yusho disease

noun

poisoning by polychlorinated biphenyls in contaminated rice bran oil

OriginJapanese 油 →
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Meanings

nounYusho disease (uncountable)
  1. uncountablepoisoning by polychlorinated biphenyls in contaminated rice bran oil

Origin

  1. Japanese油“oil”
  2. EnglishYusho disease

From Japanese 油 (“oil”) + 症 (“symptoms”).

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Yusho disease. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yusho%20disease

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“Yusho disease.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yusho%20disease. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yusho disease,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yusho%20disease.

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