polioencephalomalacia
Meanings
noun
- Laminar cortical necrosis, a disease of cattle, sheep and goats, characterized by softening of the cerebrocortical grey matter in a layered pattern.
Word forms
Etymology
From polio- + encephalo- + malacia.
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