Definition of spongiform in English:
spongiform
adjective ˈspʌndʒɪfɔːmˈspəndʒəˌfɔrm
Veterinary Medicine Having or denoting a porous structure or consistency resembling that of a sponge.
spongiform changes in the cerebral grey matter
Example sentencesExamples
- I've been reading up on Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE or commonly mad cow disease).
- This was considered the first case of feline spongiform encephalopathy.
- Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, known as mad cow disease, surfaced in the UK in 1986 and has affected nearly 200,000 cattle.
- Like mad cow disease and CWD, CJD is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy that kills its victims by filling their brains with microscopic sponge-like holes.
- Later, more flock members tested positive for the disease - also known as ovine transmissible spongiform encephalopathy - and, by law, had to be destroyed.
Synonyms
soft, cushiony, cushioned, squashy, compressible, yielding
Definition of spongiform in US English:
spongiform
adjectiveˈspəndʒəˌfɔrmˈspənjəˌfôrm
Veterinary Medicine Having or denoting a porous structure or consistency resembling that of a sponge.
spongiform changes in the cerebral gray matter
Example sentencesExamples
- This was considered the first case of feline spongiform encephalopathy.
- Like mad cow disease and CWD, CJD is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy that kills its victims by filling their brains with microscopic sponge-like holes.
- I've been reading up on Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE or commonly mad cow disease).
- Later, more flock members tested positive for the disease - also known as ovine transmissible spongiform encephalopathy - and, by law, had to be destroyed.
- Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, known as mad cow disease, surfaced in the UK in 1986 and has affected nearly 200,000 cattle.
Synonyms
soft, cushiony, cushioned, squashy, compressible, yielding