Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease
- noun
- /ˈjɑːkɒb ˈkɔɪtsfɛlt dɪˈziːz/
- Specialized
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enfermedad de Jakob-Creutzfeldt
- Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease is often fatal within a year of the onset of symptoms.
Examples
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Doctors diagnosed the patient with Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease after a rapid decline in mental function.
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Researchers believe that Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease is caused by abnormal prion proteins.
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The doctor diagnosed her with Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease.
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Many people are unaware of Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease.
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Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease is a rare and usually fatal condition characterized by rapid dementia and muscle control loss.
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The onset of mental decline can indicate Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease, a serious prion infection affecting the brain.
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Patients diagnosed with Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease often experience severe cognitive and motor impairments.
Synonyms
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A rare brain disease that causes quick loss of memory and muscle control and usually leads to death
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A rare brain disease that causes rapid memory loss, loss of muscle control, and is usually fatal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Jakob-Creutzfeldt + disease
A B1 learner who knows 'disease' will correctly infer that this is an illness named after people, but 'Jakob-Creutzfeldt' is a proper name with no lexical content that signals the specific clinical features. The precise meaning (a rare, fatal prion-related brain disorder with rapid dementia and motor loss) cannot be derived from the constituents, so only the general category is transparent.
Etymology
Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease is 'named after' two doctors, Hans Creutzfeldt and Alfons Jakob, who first described this fast, deadly brain illness. That's why the name now refers to this rare, usually fatal brain disorder.