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Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease

American  
[yah-kuhb kroits-felt] / ˈyɑ kəb ˈkrɔɪts fɛlt /

noun

  1. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

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Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease, or CJD, is marked by rapid brain wasting and dementia and typically kills patients within a year after symptoms appear.

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