Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
  1. 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

Type of: brain disease, brain disorder, encephalopathy

Encyclopedia: Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease