bovine spongiform encephalopathy

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Related to bovine spongiform encephalopathy: mad cow disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)

bovine spongiform encephalopathy

n. Abbr. BSE

A fatal degenerative brain disease of cattle, caused by a prion that can be transmitted to humans who consume infected beef. Also called mad cow disease.

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bovine spongiform encephalopathy

(Veterinary Science) the full name for BSE

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bo′vine spon′gi•form encephalop′athy

(ˈspʌn dʒəˌfɔrm)
n.

a fatal dementia of cattle, thought to be caused by the prion proteins implicated in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Also called mad cow disease.

[1985–90]

bovine spon·gi·form en·ceph·a·lop·a·thy

(spŭn′jĭ-fôrm′ ĕn-sĕf′ə-lŏp′ə-thē)

See mad cow disease.

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Translations

جنون البقر

nemoc šílených krav

bsekogalskab

Bovine Spongiforme Enzephalopathie Rinderwahnsinn

βοοειδής σπογγοειδής εγκεφαλοπάθεια

encefalopatía espongiforme bovina

encéphalopathie spongiforme bovine

Encephalopathia spongiforme bovin

encefalopatia spongiforme bovina

牛海綿状脳症

광우병

encephalopathia spongiformis bovina

galvijų kempiškoji encefalopatijakempinligė

boviene spongiforme encefalopathiedollekoeienziektegekkekoeienziekte

gąbczasta encefalopatia bydła

коровье бешенство

choroba šialených kráv

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