释义 |
bovine spon·gi·form encephalopathy \-ˈspənjiˌfȯrm-\ noun Etymology: spongiform spongelike from spongi- + -form : a progressive fatal disease of the central nervous system of adult domestic cattle that resembles scrapie of sheep and goats and is prob. caused by a prion transmitted by infected tissue in food — abbreviation BSE; called also mad cow disease |