CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age) caused by an unidentified slow virus; characterized by progressive dementia and gradual loss of muscle control

Synonyms:

CJD; Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease; Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease" is a kind of...):

brain disease; brain disorder; encephalopathy (any disorder or disease of the brain)

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