English noun: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease | |||
1. | Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (state) 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, Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease | ||
Broader (hypernym) | brain disease, brain disorder, encephalopathy | ||