polioencephalomalacia

English

Etymology

From polio- +‎ encephalo- +‎ malacia.

Noun

polioencephalomalacia (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) Laminar cortical necrosis, a disease of cattle, sheep and goats, characterized by softening of the cerebrocortical grey matter in a layered pattern.

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