mad cow disease

Noun

Meaning

a fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system; causes staggering and agitation

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

mad-cow disease

Synonyms

bovine spongiform encephalitis BSE mad cow bovine spongiform encephalopathy mad cows disease of cattle bse disease dumb cow fatal neurological disease of cattle bse crisis bse epidemic neurodegenerative disease of cattle crazy cow neurological disorder of cattle progressive neurological disorder of cattle

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Antonyms

healthy cattle healthy animals noninfected cattle not infected cattle noninfected animals not infected animals

Hypernyms

animal disease

Examples

If so, give it its numerical designation (e.g. H1N1), or reference the animal in which we think it started (e.g. Swine Flu, or Mad Cow Disease). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

mad cow mad cow affair mad cow crisis mad cow disease crisis mad cows mad dash