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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

noun

NAmE//ˌkrɔɪtsfɛlt ˈyækɔb dɪˌziz//

[uncountable] (abbreviation CJD)

a brain disease that causes gradual loss of control of the mind and body and, finally, death. It is linked to BSE in cows.

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