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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


SynonymsCJD, Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease


Broader (hypernym)brain disease, brain disorder, encephalopathy









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