Creutz·feldt-Ja·kob disease
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Creutz|feldt-Ja|kob disease — «KROYTS fehlt YAH kob, kop», a degenerative brain disease of middle and late life, caused by infection with a prion: »The scientists had noted that Creutzfeldt Jakob disease causes changes in brain tissue similar to those caused by kuru (Richard… … Useful english dictionary
Ja|kob-Creutz|feldt disease — «YAH kob KROYTS fehlt, kop », = Creutzfeldt Jakob disease: (Cf. ↑Creutzfeldt Jakob disease) »It was diagnosed as Jakob Creutzfeldt disease, and there are few recorded cases of it. Something about a galloping degeneration of the nerve cells. The… … 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
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease — Creutz′feldt Ja′kob disease [[t]ˈkrɔɪts fɛltˈyɑ kɔp[/t]] n. pat a fatal degenerative disease of the human brain, thought to be caused by an abnormal, infectious form of cellular prion protein • Etymology: 1965–70; after German physicians Hans G.… … From formal English to slang
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease — Creutz|feldt Ja|kob dis|ease [ ,krɔıtsfelt jakɔb dı,ziz ] noun uncount the disease CJD … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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 — Ja′kob Creutz′feldt disease [[t]ˈyɑ kəb[/t]] n. pat Creutzfeldt Jakob disease … From formal English to slang
Creutzfeldt-Jakobdisease — Creutz·feldt Ja·kob disease (kroitsʹfĕlt yäʹkôp) n. A rare, usually fatal disease of the brain, characterized by progressive dementia and gradual loss of muscle control, that occurs most often in middle age and is caused by a slow virus. Also… … Universalium
Jakob-Creutzfeldtdisease — Ja·kob Creutz·feldt disease (yäʹkôp kroitsʹfĕlt) n. See Creutzfeldt Jakob disease. * * * … Universalium
