chronic wasting disease

Noun

Meaning

a wildlife disease (akin to bovine spongiform encephalitis) that affects deer and elk

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

CWD transmissible spongiform encephalopathy wasting disease zombie deer disease kuru disease acquired prion disease fatal prion disease affecting the deer family fatal prion disease of elk chronic wasting contagious neurological disease of deer contagious neurological disease of elk contagious neurological disease of moose progressive fatal prion disease of deer progressive fatal prion disease of moose progressive neurodegenerative disorder of deer
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Antonyms

healthy moose noninfected cervids healthy cervids healthy deer healthy elk healthy members of the deer family
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Hypernyms

animal disease

Examples

Chronic wasting disease, or CWD, first showed up in Utah in 2002 when a buck mule deer killed during the rifle hunt near Vernal tested positive. Source: Internet

Chronic wasting disease is present in 55 of Saskatchewan's 85 wildlife management zones. Source: Internet

Is Minnesota doing enough to combat Chronic Wasting Disease in the state? Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

chronic traumatic encephalopathy chronic tuberculous peritonitis chronic wasting chronic wasting disorder chronic wasting syndrome chronical