new-variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease


new-variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

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variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

n (Pathology) a form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease thought to be transmitted by eating beef or beef products infected with BSE. Often shortened to: new-variant CJD, variant CJD, nvCJD (Abbreviation) or vCJD (Abbreviation)