subacute spongiform encephalopathy
n.
A form of spongiform encephalopathy, such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, kuru, or Gerstmann-Sträussler syndrome, that is associated with a slow virus, is transmissible, and has a rapidly progressive, fatal course.transmissible encephalopathy
Nearby words
subacute combined degeneration of spinal cord, subacute inflammation, subacute migratory panniculitis, subacute necrotizing myelitis, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, subacute spongiform encephalopathy, subadar, subaerial, subagent, subah, subalimentation
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