spongiform encephalopathy

spon·gi·form en·ceph·a·lop·a·thy

an encephalopathy characterized by vacuolation within nerve and glial cells.

spongiform encephalopathy

n. Any of a group of degenerative diseases of the brain characterized by the progressive formation of vacuoles in the cells of the cerebral cortex.

spon·gi·form en·ceph·a·lop·a·thy

(spŏn'ji-fōrm en-sef'a-lop'ă-thē) An encephalopathy characterized by vacuolation within nerve and glial cells.

spongiform encephalopathy

One of a number of diseases of the nervous system featuring spongy degeneration of the grey matter of the brain, loss of nerve cells and overgrowth of the brain connective tissue cells (astrocytes). The effects are severe loss of function and death. These diseases are associated with an abnormal cellular inclusion called a prion and which can be diagnosed by locating specific defects within the prion gene. See also CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE and KURU.

单词	spongiform encephalopathy
释义	spongiform encephalopathy spongiform encephalopathy n. Any of a group of degenerative diseases of the brain characterized by the progressive formation of vacuoles in the cells of the cerebral cortex. spongiform encephalopathy spongiform encephalopathy [‚spən·jə‚fȯrm in‚sef·ə′läp·ə·thē] (medicine) prion disease spongiform encephalopathy spon·gi·form en·ceph·a·lop·a·thy an encephalopathy characterized by vacuolation within nerve and glial cells. spongiform encephalopathy n. Any of a group of degenerative diseases of the brain characterized by the progressive formation of vacuoles in the cells of the cerebral cortex. spon·gi·form en·ceph·a·lop·a·thy (spŏn'ji-fōrm en-sef'a-lop'ă-thē) An encephalopathy characterized by vacuolation within nerve and glial cells. spongiform encephalopathy One of a number of diseases of the nervous system featuring spongy degeneration of the grey matter of the brain, loss of nerve cells and overgrowth of the brain connective tissue cells (astrocytes). The effects are severe loss of function and death. These diseases are associated with an abnormal cellular inclusion called a prion and which can be diagnosed by locating specific defects within the prion gene. See also CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE and KURU. AcronymsSeeselenium
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