mad cow disease

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsbovine spongiform encephalitisBSE

   Broaderanimal disease

Questions about mad cow disease

What does mad cow disease mean?

mad cow disease means "a fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system; causes staggering and agitation".

What is another word for mad cow disease?

Close synonyms include bovine spongiform encephalitis, BSE. 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.