HyperDic: mad_cow_disease

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

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