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How do you use Scrapie in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Scrapie in a sentence

Scrapie meaning

A degenerative prion disease of sheep and goats that attacks the central nervous system.

Synonyms of Scrapie

animal disease

Related words

Other words often associated with Scrapie or its synonyms:

disease

Using Scrapie

  • The main meaning on this page is: A degenerative prion disease of sheep and goats that attacks the central nervous system.
  • Useful related words include: animal disease.
  • In the example corpus, scrapie often appears in combinations such as: scrapie the, of scrapie, with scrapie.

Context around Scrapie

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

spread 1× disease 1× develop 1×

Sentence patterns with Scrapie

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

afflicted with scrapie 1× as with scrapie the mice 1× brain disease scrapie was first 1× can spread scrapie the scientists 1× died of scrapie 1× disease or scrapie in sheep 1× disease was scrapie the scientists 1× that of scrapie and as 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after a long 1× as expected the 1× the brain disease 1× the researchers also 1× though it shares 1× to determine if 1×

Common sentence endings:

afflicted with scrapie 1× died of scrapie 1× in france 1883 1× in their brains 1× is always fatal 1× new healthy mice 1×

Words around Scrapie

Just before it in the word index:

scrapheap 4 scrapes 58 scrapers 22 scraper 35 scraped 139 scrape 166

Just after it in the word index:

scraping 168 scrapings 6 scrappage 21 scrapped 615 scrapper 9 scrappers 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Scrapie

  • In this selection, "scrapie" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, spread, disease and develop stand out and add context to how "scrapie" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include afflicted with scrapie and as with scrapie the mice. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "scrapie" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with scrapie

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

After a long incubation period, some of the mice became sick with a scrapie-like illness. (16 words)

To determine that the disease was scrapie, the scientists injected extracts from sick mice into new, healthy mice. (18 words)

The researchers also tested their method on blood samples from apparently healthy sheep that went on to develop scrapie. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Though it shares certain features with other TSEs like bovine spongiform encephalopathy, known as Mad Cow Disease, or scrapie in sheep, it is a distinct disease apparently affecting only deer, moose and elk. It is always fatal. (37 words)

This was a case when UK farmers’ desire for rapid growth in the cow herd led to them feeding cattle with the diseased remnants of sheep that had died of Scrapie. (31 words)

As expected, the incubation period was shortened by a length comparable with that of scrapie, and, as with scrapie, the mice had the typical spongiform degeneration in their brains. (29 words)

Example sentences (8)

As expected, the incubation period was shortened by a length comparable with that of scrapie, and, as with scrapie, the mice had the typical spongiform degeneration in their brains.

To determine if mites can spread scrapie, the scientists injected mice with extracts from hay mites collected from farms with sheep afflicted with scrapie.

This was a case when UK farmers’ desire for rapid growth in the cow herd led to them feeding cattle with the diseased remnants of sheep that had died of Scrapie.

The brain disease ‘Scrapie’ was first recorded in sheep way back in 1732 – and was first discovered in a cow in France 1883.

Though it shares certain features with other TSEs like bovine spongiform encephalopathy, known as Mad Cow Disease, or scrapie in sheep, it is a distinct disease apparently affecting only deer, moose and elk. It is always fatal.

After a long incubation period, some of the mice became sick with a scrapie-like illness.

The researchers also tested their method on blood samples from apparently healthy sheep that went on to develop scrapie.

To determine that the disease was scrapie, the scientists injected extracts from sick mice into new, healthy mice.

Common combinations with scrapie

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "scrapie" in a sentence?
An example: "As expected, the incubation period was shortened by a length comparable with that of scrapie, and, as with scrapie, the mice had the typical spongiform degeneration in their brains." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "scrapie" from authentic English texts.
What does "scrapie" mean?
Scrapie means: A degenerative prion disease of sheep and goats that attacks the central nervous system.
What are synonyms of "scrapie"?
Common synonyms of "scrapie" include: animal disease.
How many example sentences with "scrapie" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "scrapie", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.