Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease noun: a rare, progressive, fatal disease of the nervous system, characterized by dementia and loss of muscle control. It is a prion disease, apparently transmissible from animals to humans by eating infected tissue, as well as from tissue interchanges among humans (e.g. corneal transplants, blood transfusions).
Noun
Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (uncountable)
- A rare, progressive, fatal disease of the nervous system, characterized by dementia and loss of muscle control. It is a prion disease, apparently transmissible from animals to humans by eating infected tissue, as well as from tissue interchanges among humans (e.g. corneal transplants, blood transfusions).
- Synonyms:
- CJD
Synonyms of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Origin of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Named after German neurologists Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt (1885–1964) and Alfons Maria Jakob (1884–1931).
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Questions about Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
- What does Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease mean?
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease means a rare, progressive, fatal disease of the nervous system, characterized by dementia and loss of muscle control. It is a prion disease, apparently transmissible from animals to humans by eating infected tissue, as well as from tissue interchanges among humans (e.g. corneal transplants, blood transfusions).
- What part of speech is Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease?
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a noun.
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