noun
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
• Hypernyms: ↑brain disorder, ↑encephalopathy, ↑brain disease
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abbreviationCreutzfeldt-Jakob disease herein
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abbrev
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: a serious disease that gradually destroys your brain cells and causes death. Some types may be caused by eating meat from cows that have the disease BSE . http://www.macmillandictionary.com/med2cd/weblinks/cjd.htm
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abbr. Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease
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noun [noncount]
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see also ↑new variant CJD
Useful english dictionary. 2012.