scrapie

[ skrey-pee, skrap-ee ]

/ ˈskreɪ pi, ˈskræp i /

noun Veterinary Pathology.

a usually fatal brain disease of sheep, characterized by twitching of the neck and head, grinding of the teeth, and scraping of itching portions of skin against fixed objects with a subsequent loss of wool: thought to be caused by an infectious prion.

Origin of scrapie

First recorded in 1905–10; scrap(e) + -ie

Words nearby scrapie

scraperboard, scrape through, scrape together, scrape up an acquaintance, scrap heap, scrapie, scraping, scrap iron, scrapper, scrapple, scrappy

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British Dictionary definitions for scrapie

scrapie

/ (ˈskreɪpɪ) /

noun

a disease of sheep and goats: one of a group of diseases (including BSE in cattle) that are caused by a protein prion, and result in spongiform encephalopathy

Word Origin for scrapie

C20: from scrape + -ie

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Medical definitions for scrapie

scrapie

[ skrā′pē, skrăp′ē ]

n.

A usually fatal infectious disease of sheep and goats, marked by chronic itching, loss of muscular coordination, and progressive deterioration of the central nervous system, thought to be caused by a prion.

Scientific definitions for scrapie

scrapie

[ skrā′pē, skrăp′ē ]

A usually fatal, infectious disease of sheep and goats that is marked by chronic itching, loss of muscular coordination, and progressive deterioration of the central nervous system, thought to be caused by a prion.

单词	scrapie
释义	scrapie [ skrey-pee, skrap-ee ] / ˈskreɪ pi, ˈskræp i / noun Veterinary Pathology. a usually fatal brain disease of sheep, characterized by twitching of the neck and head, grinding of the teeth, and scraping of itching portions of skin against fixed objects with a subsequent loss of wool: thought to be caused by an infectious prion. Origin of scrapie First recorded in 1905–10; scrap(e) + -ie Words nearby scrapie scraperboard, scrape through, scrape together, scrape up an acquaintance, scrap heap, scrapie, scraping, scrap iron, scrapper, scrapple, scrappy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for scrapie scrapie / (ˈskreɪpɪ) / noun a disease of sheep and goats: one of a group of diseases (including BSE in cattle) that are caused by a protein prion, and result in spongiform encephalopathy Word Origin for scrapie C20: from scrape + -ie Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for scrapie scrapie [ skrā′pē, skrăp′ē ] n. A usually fatal infectious disease of sheep and goats, marked by chronic itching, loss of muscular coordination, and progressive deterioration of the central nervous system, thought to be caused by a prion. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for scrapie scrapie [ skrā′pē, skrăp′ē ] A usually fatal, infectious disease of sheep and goats that is marked by chronic itching, loss of muscular coordination, and progressive deterioration of the central nervous system, thought to be caused by a prion. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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