Disease or Syndrome
scrapie Audio
scrap·ie [ skrey-pee, skrap-ee ]
Subclass of:
Prion Diseases; Sheep Diseases
Definitions related to scrapie:
  • A fatal disease of the nervous system in sheep and goats, characterized by pruritus, debility, and locomotor incoordination. It is caused by proteinaceous infectious particles called PRIONS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Fatal disease of the nervous system in sheep and goats, characterized by pruritus, debility, and locomotor incoordination, caused by proteinaceous infectious particles called prions.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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