- transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
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Any fatal, incurable degenerative disease of the brain transmitted by prions.
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Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy — Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs, also known as prion diseases) are a group of progressive conditions that affect the brain and nervous system of animals. According to the most widespread hypothesis they are transmitted by prions,… … Wikipedia
transmissible spongiform encephalopathy — n any of a group of spongiform encephalopathies (as Creutzfeldt Jakob disease, kuru, and scrapie) that are now usu. considered to be caused and transmitted by prions * * * (TSE) prion disease … Medical dictionary
transmissible spongiform encephalopathy — any of several encephalopathies, including bovine spongiform encephalopathy, scrapie, and kuru, characterized by spongy degeneration of brain tissue and believed to result from the ingestion of a toxic protein or virus. * * * … Universalium
transmissible spongiform encephalopathy — transmis′sible spon′giform encephalop′athy n. pat any of several encephalopathies, including bovine spongiform encephalopathy, scrapie, and kuru, characterized by spongy degeneration of brain tissue and believed to result from the ingestion of a… … From formal English to slang
transmissible spongiform encephalopathy — any of several encephalopathies, including bovine spongiform encephalopathy, scrapie, and kuru, characterized by spongy degeneration of brain tissue and believed to result from the ingestion of a toxic protein or virus … Useful english dictionary
Transmissible mink encephalopathy — (TME) is rare sporadic disease that affects the central nervous system of ranch raised mink. It is classified as a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy, believed to be caused by proteins called prions. This disease is only known to affect… … Wikipedia
transmissible mink encephalopathy — miŋk n a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy of mink that resembles scrapie and that has been transmitted experimentally to mink by injecting or feeding them with infected tissue from sheep … Medical dictionary
spongiform encephalopathy — n any of a group of degenerative diseases of the brain characterized by the development of spongiform lesions and by deterioration in neurological functioning see BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY, TRANSMISSIBLE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY * * * any … Medical dictionary
spongiform encephalopathy — ˈspənjəˌfȯrm noun Etymology: spongiform resembling a sponge, from spongi + form : any of a group of degenerative diseases of the brain that are characterized by development of brain tissue having a structure like that of a porous sponge and by… … Useful english dictionary
transmissible mink encephalopathy — One of the transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, though originally thought to be an ‘unconventional’ type of slow virus infection. Similar to kuru, scrapie, and Creutzfeldt Jakob disease. See prion … Dictionary of molecular biology
