scrapie

scra·pie  (skrp, skrp)

n.

A usually fatal disease of sheep and goats, marked by chronic itching, loss of muscular coordination, and progressive degeneration of the central nervous system.

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[From scrape (from the scraping of itching parts of the skin against objects).]

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scrapie  (skrp, skrp)

A usually fatal, degenerative disease of sheep and goats, marked by chronic itching, loss of muscular coordination, and progressive deterioration of the central nervous system. While the exact cause is unknown, a prion or virus is thought to be the agent of transmission.

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Noun

1.

scrapie - a fatal disease of sheep characterized by chronic itching and loss of muscular control and progressive degeneration of the central nervous system animal disease - a disease that typically does not affect human beings