- Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease
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/yah"keuhb kroyts"felt/.
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Universalium. 2010.
Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease
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Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease — A transmissible degenerative brain disorder technically termed spongiform encephalopathy. Eating "mad cow" meat or squirrel brain can lead to Jaqcob Creuzfeldt like disease. Jakob Creutzfeldt disease, better known as Creutzfeldt Jakob… … Medical dictionary
Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease — noun 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 • Syn: ↑Creutzfeldt Jakob disease, ↑CJD • Hypernyms: ↑brain disorder,… … Useful english dictionary
Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease — Ja′kob Creutz′feldt disease [[t]ˈyɑ kəb[/t]] n. pat Creutzfeldt Jakob disease … From formal English to slang
Jakob’s disease — Better known as Creutzfeldt Jakob disease (CJD), a dementing disease of the brain. It is believed due to an unconventional, transmissible agent (a prion). Symptoms of CJD include forgetfulness, nervousness, jerky trembling hand movements,… … Medical dictionary
Disease, Jakob-Creutzfeldt — A transmissible degenerative brain disorder technically termed spongiform encephalopathy. Eating "mad cow" meat or squirrel brain can lead to Jakob Creutzfeldt like disease. Better known as Creutzfeldt Jakob disease (CJD). A dementing… … Medical dictionary
Jakob disease — Jakob Creutzfeldt disease Creutzfeldt Jakob d … Medical dictionary
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease — /kroyts felt yah kawp/, Pathol. a rare, usually fatal brain disorder caused by an unidentified pathogen and characterized by progressive dementia, blindness, and involuntary movements. Also, Creutzfeldt Jacob disease. Also called Jakob… … Universalium
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease — noun 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 • Syn: ↑CJD, ↑Jakob Creutzfeldt disease • Hypernyms: ↑brain disorder,… … Useful english dictionary
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease — Creutz·feldt Ja·kob disease also Creutz·feld Ja·kob disease .krȯits .felt .yä (.)kōb n a rare progressive fatal spongiform encephalopathy now usu. considered to be caused by a prion and marked by the development of porous brain tissue, premature … Medical dictionary
Disease, Jakob’s — Better known as Creutzfeldt Jakob disease (CJD), a dementing disease of the brain. It is believed due to an unconventional, transmissible agent (a prion). Symptoms of CJD include forgetfulness, nervousness, jerky trembling hand movements,… … Medical dictionary
