bovine spongiform encephalopathy: a serious disease in cows that affects the nervous system and causes death. Meat from cows that have BSE is believed to cause CJD in humans.
Synonyms and related words
Diseases affecting animals
anthrax
BSE
canker
BSE
noun uncountable
US /ˌbi es ˈi/
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BSE at CJD
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bovine spongiform encephalopathy: a serious disease in cows that affects the nervous system and causes death. Meat from cows that have BSE is believed to cause CJD in humans.