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BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALITIS

Dictionary entry overview: What does bovine spongiform encephalitis mean?

• BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALITIS (noun)
The noun BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALITIS has 1 sense:

1. a fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system; causes staggering and agitation

Familiarity information: BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALITIS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALITIS (noun)

Sense 1

bovine spongiform encephalitis ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system; causes staggering and agitation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

bovine spongiform encephalitis; BSE; mad cow disease

Hypernyms ("bovine spongiform encephalitis" is a kind of...):

animal disease (a disease that typically does not affect human beings)

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