jakob-creutzfeldt 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

   SynonymsCreutzfeldt-Jakob diseaseCJD

   Broaderbrain disorder

Questions about jakob-creutzfeldt disease

What does jakob-creutzfeldt disease mean?

jakob-creutzfeldt 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 jakob-creutzfeldt disease?

Close synonyms include Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, CJD. 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.