白粉おしろい中ちゅう毒どく

noun

lead poisoning from traditional white face powder

Refers specifically to lead poisoning caused by the use of old-fashioned white makeup powder (おしろい) that contained lead. This is a historical medical term.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、白粉おしろい中ちゅう毒どくが深しん刻こくな健けん康こう問もん題だいだった。

  In the Edo period, lead poisoning from white face powder was a serious health problem.