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body burden

Syllabification: (bod·y bur·den)
Definition of body burden

noun

  • the total amount of a particular chemical present in a human’s or animal’s body, typically a radioactive element or other toxic substance: even people with typical exposures to the chemicals in the survey could face health risks from their body burden

body burden in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of body burden in the British & World English dictionary