Associations to the word «Scrapie»

Wiktionary

SCRAPIE, noun. A degenerative prion disease of sheep and goats that attacks the central nervous system.

Dictionary definition

SCRAPIE, noun. A fatal disease of sheep characterized by chronic itching and loss of muscular control and progressive degeneration of the central nervous system.

Wise words

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