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单词 kuru
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ku•ru  (kŏŏr′o̅o̅),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologya fatal degenerative disease of the central nervous system characterized by progressive lack of coordination and dementia, known only among certain Melanesian peoples, esp. the Fore of New Guinea, and caused by a slow virus: now virtually extinct.
  • a dialect of Fore, a language of the Eastern Highlands District
  • 1955–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
kuru /ˈkʊruː/ n
  1. a degenerative disease of the nervous system, restricted to certain tribes in New Guinea, marked by loss of muscular control and thought to be caused by a slow virus
Etymology: 20th Century: from a native name
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