creutzfeldt-jakob disease

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   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

   SynonymsCJDJakob-Creutzfeldt disease

   Broaderbrain disorder

Questions about creutzfeldt-jakob disease

What does creutzfeldt-jakob disease mean?

creutzfeldt-jakob disease means "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".

What is another word for creutzfeldt-jakob disease?

Close synonyms include CJD, Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.