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BSE definition

BSE (bē′es′ē′)

noun

mad cow disease

Etymology: b(ovine) s(pongiform) e(ncephalopathy), technical term for the disease

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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