Meaning Of The Word Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Meaning
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in British English
an incurable degenerative disease of the nervous system thought to be caused by an unusual virus that incubates in the body for many years before symptoms appear noun: a fatal slow-developing disease that affects the central nervous system, characterized by mental deterioration and loss of coordination of the limbs. It is thought to be caused by an abnormal prion protein in the brain noun: a rare, usually fatal brain disorder caused by an unidentified pathogen and characterized by progressive dementia, blindness, and involuntary movements |
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