NOUN | state | CJD, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease | rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age) caused by an unidentified slow virus |
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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. | |
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Synonyms | Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease | |
Broader | brain disorder, encephalopathy, brain disease | Any disorder or disease of the brain |
Spanish | enfermedad de Creutzfeldt-Jakob | |
Catalan | malaltia de Creutzfeldt-Jakob |
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