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transmissible spongiform encephalopathy

transmissible spongiform encephalopathy noun: any fatal, incurable degenerative disease of the brain transmitted by prions.

Noun

transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (countable and uncountable, plural transmissible spongiform encephalopathies)

  1. Any fatal, incurable degenerative disease of the brain transmitted by prions.
    Synonyms:
    prion disease, TSE

Synonyms of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy

Forms of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy

pluraltransmissible spongiform encephalopathies

Questions about transmissible spongiform encephalopathy

What does transmissible spongiform encephalopathy mean?
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy means any fatal, incurable degenerative disease of the brain transmitted by prions.
What part of speech is transmissible spongiform encephalopathy?
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy is a noun.
What is the plural of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy?
The plural of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy is transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.

Words near transmissible spongiform encephalopathy in the dictionary

  1. transmisses
  2. transmissibilities
  3. transmissibility
  4. transmissible
  5. transmissible spongiform encephalopathies
  6. transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
  7. transmissing
  8. transmissiometer
  9. transmissiometers
  10. transmissiometry
  11. transmission

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