Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

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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, encephalopathy, brain disease