spongiform
Like a sponge
Spongiform is a technical adjective that denotes a porous, sponge-like appearance or texture.
It occurs most often in the term bovine spongiform encephalopathy, the technical term for mad cow disease.
Disease impairing brain function
- prionSelf-propagating rogue protein
- mad cow diseaseFatal bovine neurological disorder
- kuruPrion disease from cannibalism
- transmissibleAble to spread between individuals
scrapie · proteinaceous · infectious · neurodegenerative · dementia · atrophy · neuropathology · amyloid
Allowing passage of fluids
- honeycombedPerforated with cavities
- cellularComposed of small units
- vesicularHaving small sacs
- perforatedHaving holes throughout
fenestrated · reticulated · latticed · pitted · trabecular · aerated · vacuolated · cribriform
encephalopathy
Disease impairing brain function
- prionSelf-propagating rogue protein
- mad cow diseaseFatal bovine neurological disorder
- kuruPrion disease from cannibalism
transmissible · scrapie · proteinaceous · infectious · neurodegenerative · dementia · atrophy · neuropathology · amyloid · plaques
porous
Allowing passage of fluids
- honeycombedPerforated with cavities
- cellularComposed of small units
- vesicularHaving small sacs
perforated · fenestrated · reticulated · latticed · pitted · trabecular · aerated · vacuolated · cribriform · bone