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词汇 spongiform
释义

Definition of spongiform in English:

spongiform

adjective ˈspʌndʒɪfɔːmˈspəndʒəˌfɔrm
Veterinary Medicine
  • Having or denoting a porous structure or consistency resembling that of a sponge.

    〔主兽医〕海绵状的,多孔结构的

    spongiform changes in the cerebral grey matter
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I've been reading up on Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE or commonly mad cow disease).
    • This was considered the first case of feline spongiform encephalopathy.
    • Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, known as mad cow disease, surfaced in the UK in 1986 and has affected nearly 200,000 cattle.
    • Like mad cow disease and CWD, CJD is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy that kills its victims by filling their brains with microscopic sponge-like holes.
    • Later, more flock members tested positive for the disease - also known as ovine transmissible spongiform encephalopathy - and, by law, had to be destroyed.
    Synonyms
    soft, cushiony, cushioned, squashy, compressible, yielding

Rhymes

fungiform

Definition of spongiform in US English:

spongiform

adjectiveˈspəndʒəˌfɔrmˈspənjəˌfôrm
Veterinary Medicine
  • Having or denoting a porous structure or consistency resembling that of a sponge.

    〔主兽医〕海绵状的,多孔结构的

    spongiform changes in the cerebral gray matter
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This was considered the first case of feline spongiform encephalopathy.
    • Like mad cow disease and CWD, CJD is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy that kills its victims by filling their brains with microscopic sponge-like holes.
    • I've been reading up on Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE or commonly mad cow disease).
    • Later, more flock members tested positive for the disease - also known as ovine transmissible spongiform encephalopathy - and, by law, had to be destroyed.
    • Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, known as mad cow disease, surfaced in the UK in 1986 and has affected nearly 200,000 cattle.
    Synonyms
    soft, cushiony, cushioned, squashy, compressible, yielding
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