Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease /ˌkrɔɪtsfɛltˈjakɒb/
▶noun a fatal degenerative disease affecting nerve cells in the brain, believed to be caused by a prion.
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new variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease a form of the disease characterized by an early age of onset and possibly linked to BSE.
new variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease a form of the disease characterized by an early age of onset and possibly linked to BSE.
– origin 1930s: named after the German neurologists H. G. Creutzfeldt and A. Jakob.
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