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spongiform encephalopathy

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  1. spongiform encephalopathy (noun)
  2. bovine spongiform encephalopathy (noun)
  3. transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (noun)

spon·gi·form encephalopathy

noun \ˈspən-ji-ˌfȯrm-\

Definition of SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY

: any of various degenerative diseases of the brain characterized by the development of porous spongelike lesions in brain tissue and by deterioration in neurological functioning; specifically : prion disease

Origin of SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY

spongiform resembling a sponge, from Latin spongia + English -iform
First Known Use: 1960

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