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JAKOB-CREUTZFELDT DISEASE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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 ("Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease" is a kind of...):
brain disease; brain disorder; encephalopathy (any disorder or disease of the brain)
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