prionic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English prion Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English prionic From prion + -ic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of, pertaining to or caused by a prion.
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”, […]
2019, Carlos Augusto de Mendonça Lima, Gabriel Ivbijaro, Primary Care Mental Health in Older People: A Global Perspective, page 283:
Translations (2)
es priónico (pertaining to a prion) · it prionico (pertaining to a prion)