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scrapie

scrap ie |ˈskrāpē ˈskreɪpi | ▶noun a disease of sheep involving the central nervous system, characterized by a lack of coordination causing affected animals to rub against trees and other objects for support, and thought to be caused by a viruslike agent such as a prion. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from the verb scrape + -ie .

 

Oxford Dictionary

scrapie

scra |pie |ˈskreɪpi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a disease of sheep involving the central nervous system, characterized by a lack of coordination causing affected animals to rub against trees and other objects for support, and thought to be caused by a virus-like agent such as a prion. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from the verb scrape + -ie .

 

Duden Dictionary

Scrapie

Scra pie Substantiv, feminin Tiermedizin , die Scrapiekrankheit |ˈskreɪpiː |die Scrapie; Genitiv: der Scrapie englisch scrapie, zu: to scrape = kratzen, (ab )schaben Traberkrankheit

 

Scrapiekrankheit

Scra pie krank heit Substantiv, feminin Tiermedizin , die Scrapie die Scrapiekrankheit; Genitiv: der Scrapiekrankheit englisch scrapie, zu: to scrape = kratzen, (ab )schaben Traberkrankheit

 

Scrapietest

Scra pie test Substantiv, maskulin , der Test zur Feststellung, ob ein Tier mit Scrapie infiziert ist

 

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