Phrase guide

transmissible spongiform encephalopathy

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any fatal, incurable degenerative disease of the brain transmitted by prions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, neurology, neuroscience, pathology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: prion disease, TSE

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: overførbare svampeagtige hjernesygdomme — any fatal, degenerative disease transmitted by prions
  • Finnish: tarttuva sienimäinen aivosairaus — any fatal, degenerative disease transmitted by prions
  • French: encéphalopathie spongiforme transmissible — any fatal, degenerative disease transmitted by prions
  • German: übertragbare spongiforme Enzephalopathie — any fatal, degenerative disease transmitted by prions
  • Greek: μεταδοτική σπογγοειδής εγκεφαλοπάθεια (metadotikí spongoeidís egkefalopátheia) — any fatal, degenerative disease transmitted by prions
  • Italian: encefalopatia spongiforma transmissibile — any fatal, degenerative disease transmitted by prions
  • Latin: encephalopathia spongiforma transmissibilis — any fatal, degenerative disease transmitted by prions
  • Polish: zakaźna encefalopatia gąbczasta — any fatal, degenerative disease transmitted by prions
  • Portuguese: encefalopatia espongiforme transmissível — any fatal, degenerative disease transmitted by prions
  • Romanian: encefalopatie spongiformă transmisibilă — any fatal, degenerative disease transmitted by prions
  • Russian: трансмисси́вная гу́бчатая энцефалопа́тия (transmissívnaja gúbčataja encefalopátija) — any fatal, degenerative disease transmitted by prions
  • Spanish: encefalopatía spongiforma transmisible — any fatal, degenerative disease transmitted by prions