English Explanatory Dictionary

bovine spongiform encephalopathy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fatal, neurodegenerative disease of cattle, which is transmissible to humans through misshaped prion proteins, caused by eating infected tissues.

Pronunciation

/ˈbəʊ̯.vaɪ̯n ˈspʌn.d͡ʒɪ.fɔːm ɛn.sə.fəˈlɒ.pə.θɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Scelultrix-bovine spongiform encephalopathy.wav

Word forms

bovine spongiform encephalopathy BSE

Synonyms

mad cow disease

Related words

variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease
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