noun
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
Creutzfeldt-Jakob diseaseJakob-Creutzfeldt disease
How to pronounce
cjd
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