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Noun: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
  1. 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
    - CJD, Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease

Type of: brain disease, brain disorder, encephalopathy

Encyclopedia: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

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