牛海綿状脳症

Japanese

Kanji in this term
綿
うし
Grade: 2
かい
Grade: 2
めん
Grade: 5
じょう
Grade: 5
のう
Grade: 6
しょう
Grade: S
kun’yomi on’yomi on’yomi on’yomi goon on’yomi
Alternative spelling
綿狀腦症 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

(ushi, cattle) + 海綿状 (kaimenjō, spongiform) + 脳症 (nōshō, encephalopathy)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しかいめんじょーのーしょー [ùshíkáíméńjóónóꜜòshòò] (Nakadaka – [9])
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝɕika̠imẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑo̞ːno̞ːɕo̞ː]

Noun

(うし)(かい)綿(めん)(じょう)(のう)(しょう) (ushikaimenjō nōshō) 

  1. bovine spongiform encephalopathy

Synonyms

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