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Kotomora

変へん異い型がたクロイツフェルトヤコブ病びょう

Meanings

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noun

variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease; vCJD; nvCJD

Medical term for the human prion disease linked to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). The two senses (vCJD and nvCJD) are essentially synonymous in modern usage; nvCJD is an older name.

See also: クロイツフェルトヤコブ病