狂きょう牛ぎゅう病びょう

noun

mad cow disease; bovine spongiform encephalopathy; BSE

Veterinary term for the disease; commonly referred to as 狂牛病 in Japanese media.

See also: 牛海綿状脳症

• 狂きょう牛ぎゅう病びょうの発はっ生せいで牛ぎゅう肉にくの輸ゆ入にゅうが停てい止しされた。

  Beef imports were halted due to an outbreak of mad cow disease.