bovine spongiform encephalopathy
/ˈbəʊ̯.vaɪ̯n ˈspʌn.d͡ʒɪ.fɔːm ɛn.sə.fəˈlɒ.pə.θɪ/
bovine spongiform encephalopathy noun: a fatal, neurodegenerative disease of cattle, which is transmissible to humans through misshaped prion proteins, caused by eating infected tissues.
Noun
bovine spongiform encephalopathy (uncountable, abbreviation BSE)
- A fatal, neurodegenerative disease of cattle, which is transmissible to humans through misshaped prion proteins, caused by eating infected tissues.
- The outbreaks of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) have limited some traditional uses of cattle for food, for example the eating of brains or spinal cords.
- Synonyms:
- mad cow disease
bovine spongiform encephalopathy meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Arabic and Malay
bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Tamil
- மாட்டின மூளைச்செல் மிருதுவாகும் நோய்
bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Malayalam
- bovine spongiform encephalopathy
- ബൊവൈൻ സ്പോഞ്ചിഫോം എൻസഫലോപതി bovaiṉ spōñciphōṁ eṉsaphalōpati, ഭ്രാന്തിപ്പശുരോഗം bhrāntippaśurōgaṁ
bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Arabic
- bovine spongiform encephalopathy
- جُنُون اَلْبَقَر junūn al-baqar
bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Malay
- bovine spongiform encephalopathy
- Penyakit lembu gila, penyakit lembu gila
More languagesFewer languages
- bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Indonesian
- penyakit sapi gila
Synonyms of bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Forms of bovine spongiform encephalopathy
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Questions about bovine spongiform encephalopathy
- What does bovine spongiform encephalopathy mean?
- Bovine spongiform encephalopathy means a fatal, neurodegenerative disease of cattle, which is transmissible to humans through misshaped prion proteins, caused by eating infected tissues.
- What is bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Tamil?
- Bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Tamil is மாட்டின மூளைச்செல் மிருதுவாகும் நோய். See Bovine spongiform encephalopathy meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is bovine spongiform encephalopathy?
- Bovine spongiform encephalopathy is a noun.
- How do you pronounce bovine spongiform encephalopathy?
- Bovine spongiform encephalopathy is pronounced /ˈbəʊ̯.vaɪ̯n ˈspʌn.d͡ʒɪ.fɔːm ɛn.sə.fəˈlɒ.pə.θɪ/ (UK).
Words near bovine spongiform encephalopathy in the dictionary
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