bovine spon|gi|form encephalopathy

bovine spon|gi|form encephalopathy
bovine spon|gi|form encephalopathy «SPUHN jih- FRM»,
a degenerative brain disease carried by cattle and caused by infection with a prion, transmitted in protein-enriched feed: »

If it turns out that…bovine spongiform encephalopathy has indeed leapt across the species barrier to become a variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease…then there is little doubt how it happened

(New York Times). Abbr: BSE (no periods).

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • bovine spongiform encephalopathy — pat bo′vine spon′gi•form encephalop′athy [[t]ˈspʌn dʒəˌfɔrm[/t]] n. a fatal dementia of cattle, thought to be caused by the prion proteins implicated in Creutzfeldt Jakob disease Also called mad cow disease. • Etymology: 1985–90 …   From formal English to slang

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