OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 20641

scrapie

/ˈskɹeɪpi/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
prurito lumbar
A degenerative prion disease of sheep and goats that attacks the central nervous system.
This incurable disease, called scrapie, became a large problem, often killing one ewe in ten.
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