encephalopathy

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Glycine encephalopathy, which is also called nonketotic hyperglycinemia.

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  1. noun Any of various diseases of the brain.

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  • OTTAWA -- Canadian food inspection officials have confirmed that yet another cow has been diagnosed with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).
  • However, recently rendering has become more regulated and restricted, primarily due to concerns over bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). —  TheHorse.com News
  • The cooperative agreements for the Ruminant Feed Ban Support Program further enhance the infrastructure of state, territorial, and tribal animal feed safety and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) prevention programs. —  Emaxhealth
  • COMMENT: SRM is the group of cattle tissues that, in infected cattle, are known to harbor the agent that causes bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). —  CattleNetwork
  • After the detection of the first case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in the United States in December 2003, the Japanese government halted all imports of U.S. beef. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
 

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/ɛnsɛfəloʊkˈpæθɪə, ɛnsɛfəˈlɑpəθi/
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