Usually means: Misfolded proteins causing neurodegenerative diseases.
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noun:  (molecular biology) A self-propagating misfolded conformer of a protein that is responsible for a number of diseases that affect the brain and other neural tissue.
noun:  A petrel of the genera Pachyptila and Halobaena.
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