HyperDic: bovine_spongiform_encephalitis

English > 1 sense of the expression bovine spongiform encephalitis:
NOUNstatebovine spongiform encephalitis, BSE, mad cow diseasea fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system
English > bovine spongiform encephalitis: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningA fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system; causes staggering and agitation.
SynonymsBSE, mad cow disease
Broaderanimal diseaseA disease that typically does not affect human beings
Spanishenfermedad de las vacas locas

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