scrapie

/ˈskreɪpi/
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Definitions of scrapie
  1. noun
    a fatal disease of sheep characterized by chronic itching and loss of muscular control and progressive degeneration of the central nervous system
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    type of:
    animal disease
    a disease that typically does not affect human beings
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