chronic wasting disease中文什么意思

慢性消耗性疾病

• chronic:    adj. 1.慢性的；长期的；积习成 ...
• wasting:    adj. 消耗性的，渐减的；使荒废的 ...
• disease:    n. 1.病，疾病；【植物；植物学】 ...

例句与用法

1. The resilience of misfolded prions appears to be a key reason why chronic wasting disease has persisted and spread from its presumed starting point near fort collins , colo
   结构异常的普恩蛋白适应力强，可能是慢性消耗病存续并扩散的关键因素。

英文释义

名词

1. a wildlife disease (akin to bovine spongiform encephalitis) that affects deer and elk

百科释义

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) of mule deer, whitetailed deer, elk (or "wapiti"), and moose ("elk" in Europe). TSEs are caused by unusual infectious agents known as prions.