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    CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    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 controlplay

    Synonyms:

    CJD; Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease; Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease" is a kind of...):

    brain disease; brain disorder; encephalopathy (any disorder or disease of the brain)

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