bovine spongiform encephalitis

1. 1.

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

   SynonymsBSEmad cow disease

   Broaderanimal disease

Questions about bovine spongiform encephalitis

What does bovine spongiform encephalitis mean?

bovine spongiform encephalitis means "a fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system; causes staggering and agitation".

What is another word for bovine spongiform encephalitis?

Close synonyms include BSE, mad cow disease. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.