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kuru in American English
a degenerative disease of the central nervous system, found among certain aborigines of the eastern highlands of New Guinea
noun: a fatal degenerative disease of the central nervous system characterized by progressive lack of coordination and dementia, known only among certain Melanesian peoples, esp. the Fore of New Guinea, and caused by a slow virus: now virtually extinct

kuru in British English
noun: a degenerative disease of the nervous system, restricted to certain tribes in New Guinea, marked by loss of muscular control and thought to be caused by a slow virus

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