JAKOB-CREUTZFELDT DISEASE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease mean? 

• JAKOB-CREUTZFELDT DISEASE (noun)
  The noun JAKOB-CREUTZFELDT DISEASE has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: JAKOB-CREUTZFELDT DISEASE used as a noun is very rare.

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• JAKOB-CREUTZFELDT DISEASE (noun)

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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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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

CJD; Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease; Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease

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

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