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MAD COW DISEASE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system; causes staggering and agitation
Synonyms:
bovine spongiform encephalitis; BSE; mad cow disease
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("mad cow disease" is a kind of...):
animal disease (a disease that typically does not affect human beings)
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