Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Definition

kroitsfĕlt-yäkôp
noun
An incurable degenerative disease of the nervous system, caused by a prion and characterized by neurological impairment, dementia, etc.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • jakob-creutzfeldt disease
  • cjd

Origin of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

  • After Hans G. Creutzfeld (1883–1964) and Alfons M. Jakob (1884–1931), German psychiatrists

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Named after Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt and Alfons Maria Jakob.

    From Wiktionary

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