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spongiform encephalopathy

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Main Entry: spongiform encephalopathy
Function: noun
: any of a group of degenerative diseases of the brain characterized by the development of spongiform lesions and bydeterioration in neurological functioning—see BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY, TRANSMISSIBLE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY
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spongiform encephalopathy n.
Encephalopathy characterized by progressive diffuse vacuolation of the cerebral cortex.

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