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Creutz·feldt-Ja·kob disease | \ ˈkrȯits-ˌfelt-ˈyä-(ˌ)kōb- 
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\variants:
or less commonly Creutzfeld-Jakob disease
Definition of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
: a rare progressive fatal encephalopathy caused by a prion and marked by development of porous brain tissue, premature dementia in middle age, and gradual loss of muscular coordination
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
medical : a disease of the brain that causes people to lose their memory, to no longer be able to control their muscles, and eventually to die
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
nounCreutz·feldt-Ja·kob disease
variants:
also Creutzfeld-Jakob disease \ ˌkrȯits-ˌfelt-ˌyä-(ˌ)kōb- \
\Medical Definition of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
: a rare progressive fatal prion disease marked by the development of porous brain tissue, premature dementia in middle age, and gradual loss of muscular coordination
—abbreviation CJD
— called also Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease
— see variant creutzfeldt-jakob diseaseComments on Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
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The first known use of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease was in 1963
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