Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Creutz·feldt-Ja·kob disease  (kroitsflt-yäkôp)

n.

A rare, usually fatal disease of the brain, characterized by progressive dementia and gradual loss of muscle control, that occurs most often in middle age and is caused by a slow virus. Also called Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease.

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[After Hans G. Creutzfeld (1883-1964) and Alfons M. Jakob (1884-1931), German psychiatrists.]

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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease [ˈkrɔɪtsfɛlt ˈjɑːkɒp]

n

(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol a fatal slow-developing disease that affects the central nervous system, characterized by mental deterioration and loss of coordination of the limbs. It is thought to be caused by an abnormal prion protein in the brain

[named after Hans G. Creutzfeldt (1885-1964) and Alfons Jakob (1884-1931), German physicians]

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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease  (kroitsflt-yäkôp)

A rare, usually fatal encephalopathy that occurs most often in middle age and is likely caused by a prion. It is characterized by progressive dementia and gradual loss of muscle control. The disease is named after its discoverers, German pathologist Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt (1885-1964) and German neurologist Alfons Maria Jakob (1884-1931).

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease - 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 brain disease, brain disorder, encephalopathy - any disorder or disease of the brain

Translations

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

n no pl → Creutzfeldt-Jakob-Krankheit f