SCRAPIE


Meaning of SCRAPIE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈskrā-pē ]

noun

Etymology: scrape (I)

Date: 1910

: a usually fatal spongiform encephalopathy especially of sheep that is caused by a prion and is characterized by twitching, intense itching, excessive thirst, emaciation, weakness, and finally paralysis

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