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Scrapie - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Scrapie : (noun)
1: a fatal disease of sheep characterized by chronic itching
and loss of muscular control and progressive degeneration
of the central nervous system
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Scrapie : Scrapie: A much-studied disease of sheep and goats characterized by chronic itching -- so named from the scraping by affected animals against objects to relieve itching -- and loss of muscle
control and progressive degeneration of the central nervous system ending in death. Scrapie was the first disease to be recognized as a communicable spongiform encephalopathy of the central nervous
system due to a prion .
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Scrapie |
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JRBounce: @MizMegs what, are you a pro cat sitter now? Is this one Scrapie too? |
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pffli: @thebadhousewife Likewise, I ate a fair bit of British beef and mutton during those yes. Nothing like a bit of CJD and Scrapie for dinner! |
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elland: afinal dienta de gente é CARNE! RT @butikim: importancia na med vet < comer carne sem Scrapie e ser feliz < deixar o @pedrobisp com raivinha |
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