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Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease — Classification and external resources Tonsil biopsy in variant CJD. Prion Protein immunostaining. ICD 10 A … Wikipedia
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease — ► NOUN ▪ a fatal degenerative disease affecting nerve cells in the brain. ● new variant Creutzfeldt Jakob disease Cf. ↑new variant Creutzfeldt Jakob disease ORIGIN named after the German neurologists H. G. Creutzfeldt and A. Jakob, who first… … English terms dictionary
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease — Infobox Disease Name = Creutzfeldt Jakob disease Caption = DiseasesDB = 3166 ICD10 = ICD10|A|81|0|a|80, ICD10|F|02|1|f|00 ICD9 = ICD9|046.1 ICDO = OMIM = 123400 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = neuro eMedicineTopic = 725 MeshID = D007562 Creutzfeldt … Wikipedia
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease — /kroyts felt yah kawp/, Pathol. a rare, usually fatal brain disorder caused by an unidentified pathogen and characterized by progressive dementia, blindness, and involuntary movements. Also, Creutzfeldt Jacob disease. Also called Jakob… … Universalium
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease — noun 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 • Syn: ↑CJD, ↑Jakob Creutzfeldt disease • Hypernyms: ↑brain disorder,… … Useful english dictionary
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease — Creutz·feldt Ja·kob disease also Creutz·feld Ja·kob disease .krȯits .felt .yä (.)kōb n a rare progressive fatal spongiform encephalopathy now usu. considered to be caused by a prion and marked by the development of porous brain tissue, premature … Medical dictionary
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease — CJD a rapidly progressive rare neurological disease, a form of human spongiform encephalopathy in which dementia progresses to death after a period of 3–12 months. There is no effective treatment. The causative agent is an abnormal prion protein… … The new mediacal dictionary
Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease — [ˌkrɔɪtsfɛlt jakɒb] noun a fatal degenerative disease affecting nerve cells in the brain, believed to be caused by a prion. Phrases new variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease a form of the disease characterized by an early age of onset and possibly… … English new terms dictionary
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease new variant — (nvCJD) a variant of Creutzfeldt Jakob disease occurring almost exclusively in the United Kingdom, having a younger age of onset than is seen in Creutzfeldt Jakob disease, and caused by the same agent that causes bovine spongiform encephalopathy … Medical dictionary
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease — also Creutzfeld Jakob disease noun Etymology: Hans G. Creutzfeldt died 1964 German psychiatrist and Alfons M. Jakob died 1931 German psychiatrist Date: 1963 a rare progressive fatal encephalopathy caused by a prion and marked by development of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
