• Prionic

    Origin

    en + -prion + ic

    Full definition of prionic

    Adjective

    prionic

    1. Of, pertaining to or caused by a prion.
      • 2019, Carlos Augusto de Mendonça Lima; Gabriel Ivbijaro, Primary Care Mental Health in Older People: A Global Perspective, The first prionic disease to be described was scrapie (mid-eighteenth century) seen with sheep and goats. The most recognized animal form of prionic disease is BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy), referred to as “mad cow disease”, ...

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