单词 | creutzfeldt-jakob disease |
释义 | Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in British English (ˈkrɔɪtsfɛlt ˈjɑːkɒp) noun pathology 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 Word origin C20: named after Hans G. Creutzfeldt (1885–1964) and Alfons Jakob (1884–1931), German physiciansCreutzfeldt-Jakob disease in American English (ˌkrɔɪtsfɛltˈjɑkoʊb; ˌkrɔɪtsfɛldˈjɑkɔp) an incurable degenerative disease of the nervous system thought to be caused by an unusual virus that incubates in the body for many years before symptoms appear Word lists with Human diseases |
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