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单词	spongiform encephalopathy
释义	spongiform encephalopathy noun spon·​gi·​form encephalopathy ˈspən-ji-ˌfȯrm-  : 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 Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web These included bacterial diseases like bovine tuberculosis and Q fever, viral diseases like Nipah virus and H5N1 avian influenza, and prion diseases like Bovine spongiform encephalopathy. John Drake, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2021 These spongiform encephalopathies serve as a negative selection pressure against cannibalism. National Geographic, 19 Feb. 2017 By consuming meat from these cows, the spongiform encephalopathy disease was transmitted to humans. National Geographic, 19 Feb. 2017 Word History Etymology spongiform resembling a sponge, from Latin spongia + English -iform First Known Use 1960, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition spongiform encephalopathy noun : 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
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