chronic wasting disease
chronic wasting disease noun: a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy found in deer, typified by chronic weight loss leading to death.
Noun
chronic wasting disease (countable and uncountable, plural chronic wasting diseases)
- A transmissible spongiform encephalopathy found in deer, typified by chronic weight loss leading to death.
- Synonyms:
- CWD, zombie deer disease
- Any of various chronic diseases that involve wasting in various animals, human or nonhuman.
- a chronic wasting disease
- various chronic wasting diseases
chronic wasting disease meaning in Tamil
chronic wasting disease in Tamil
- நாட்பட்ட இளைப்புநோய்
Examples of chronic wasting disease in a sentence
- A chronic wasting disease such as tuberculosis in any part of the body may produce uterine hæmorrhage, but amenorrhœa is a much more common symptom in such circumstances.1919, Samuel J. Cameron, “Menstruation and its disorders”, in A Manual of Gynæcology, 2nd revised edition, London, England: Edward Arnold...
- Johne's disease (JD) is a chronic wasting disease characterized by weight loss, reduced production, and intermittent diarrhea that affects the small intestines of various species of animals.2023, Tanmoy Rana, “Chapter 8: Bacterial diseases of goats”, in Principles of Goat Disease and Prevention, John Wiley and Sons, →ISBN, page...
Synonyms of chronic wasting disease
Forms of chronic wasting disease
| plural | chronic wasting diseases |
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Origin of chronic wasting disease
The common-noun sense that functions as a hypernym over the names of various specific diseases predates the sense naming one specific disease in deer. The latter sense appears to have evolved through misparsing in which the former was misinterpreted as being the latter; but it is now an established term for that specific disease (thus, a fait accompli).
Questions about chronic wasting disease
- What does chronic wasting disease mean?
- Chronic wasting disease means a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy found in deer, typified by chronic weight loss leading to death.
- What is chronic wasting disease in Tamil?
- Chronic wasting disease in Tamil is நாட்பட்ட இளைப்புநோய். See Chronic wasting disease meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use chronic wasting disease in a sentence?
- A chronic wasting disease such as tuberculosis in any part of the body may produce uterine hæmorrhage, but amenorrhœa is a much more common symptom in such circumstances.
- What part of speech is chronic wasting disease?
- Chronic wasting disease is a noun.
- What is the plural of chronic wasting disease?
- The plural of chronic wasting disease is chronic wasting diseases.
Words near chronic wasting disease in the dictionary
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