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BSE
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BSE
abbr.
bovine spongiform encephalopathy
BSE
abbreviation for
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) bovine spongiform encephalopathy: a fatal slow-developing disease of cattle, affecting the nervous system. It is caused by a prion protein and is thought to be transmissable to humans, causing a variant form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Informal name mad cow disease
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Noun1.BSEBSE - a fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system; causes staggering and agitation
bovine spongiform encephalitis, mad cow disease
animal disease - a disease that typically does not affect human beings
Translations
BSE [ˌbiːɛsˈiː] n abbr (=bovine spongiform encephalopathy) → ESB f
BSE abbr of bovine spongiform encephalopathy → BSE f, → Rinderwahn m
BSE [ˌbiːɛsˈiː] n abbr =bovine spongiform encephalopathy → encefalite f bovina spongiforme
BSE [ˌbiːɛsˈiː] n abbr =bovine spongiform encephalopathy → encefalite f bovina spongiforme


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