Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
noun
Creutz·feldt-Ja·kob disease ˈkrȯits-ˌfelt-ˈyä-(ˌ)kōb- 
variants or less commonly Creutzfeld-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
Word History
Etymology
Hans G. Creutzfeldt †1964 German psychiatrist and Alfons M. Jakob †1931 German psychiatrist
First Known Use
1963, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
noun
Creutz·feldt-Ja·kob disease
variants also Creutzfeld-Jakob disease
ˌkrȯits-ˌfelt-ˌyä-(ˌ)kōb-
: 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
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