MAD COW DISEASE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system; causes staggering and agitation

Synonyms:

bovine spongiform encephalitis; BSE; mad cow disease

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("mad cow disease" is a kind of...):

animal disease (a disease that typically does not affect human beings)

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