Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Noun

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

CJD Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease chronic wasting disease scrapie kuru disease bovine spongiform encephalopathy fatal familial insomnia prion disease classic creutzfeldt-jakob disease familial creutzfeldt-jakob disease fatal disorder affecting brain fatal slow-developing disease incurable degenerative disease incurable degenerative disease affecting brain disease caused by a prion

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Antonyms

healthfulness

Hypernyms

encephalopathy brain disease brain disorder

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