noun
chronic wasting disease; CWD
Veterinary term for a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy affecting deer, elk, and moose.
慢性消耗病はシカ科の動物に感染するプリオン病です。
Chronic wasting disease is a prion disease that infects cervids.
Compound of 慢性 (chronic), 消耗 (wasting, consumption), and 病 (disease).