Disease or poisoning caused by exposure to or ingestion of arsenic compounds.
From arsenic + the medical suffix -iasis (indicating a disease or pathological condition, from Greek). The term became standard in medicine during the 19th century.
Arseniasis was rampant in places like Bangladesh where groundwater naturally contains high arsenic levels—millions didn't realize they were slowly poisoning themselves with well water until scientists tested it.
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