CJD

CJD
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CJD is an incurable brain disease that affects human beings and is believed to be caused by eating beef from cows with BSE. CJD is an abbreviation for `Creutzfeld Jacob disease'.

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  • CJD — can mean: Creutzfeldt Jakob disease, a rare disease of the brain caused by prions, related to bovine spongiform encephalopathy Chronological Julian Day, an alternate way of expressing the Julian Date Christliches Jugenddorfwerk Deutschlands, a… …   Wikipedia

  • CJD — steht für: Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease, die Creutzfeldt Jakob Krankheit Christliches Jugenddorfwerk Deutschlands, ein Bildungsträger Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeic …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • CJD — [ˌsi: dʒeı ˈdi:] n [U] the abbreviation of Creutzfeldt Jakob disease …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • CJD — [ ,si dʒeı di ] noun uncount MAINLY BRITISH Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease: a serious disease that gradually destroys your brain cells and causes death. Some types may be caused by eating meat from cows that have the disease BSE …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • CJD — (Creutzfeldt Jakob disease) rare degenerative brain disease named after Hans G. Creutsfeldt and Alfons Jakob (disease is characterized by memory loss, jerky movements, stiff posture and seizures caused by a rapid loss of cerebral cells) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • CJD — ► ABBREVIATION ▪ Creutzfeldt Jakob disease …   English terms dictionary

  • CJD BS — Die CJD Jugenddorf Christophorusschule Braunschweig (voller Name: Christliches Jugenddorfwerk Deutschlands e.V., Jugenddorf Christophorusschule Braunschweig, Dr. Wilhelm Meyer Gymnasium) ist eine staatlich anerkannte private Ersatzschule in… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • CJD — noun 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 • Syn: ↑Creutzfeldt Jakob disease, ↑Jakob Creutzfeldt disease •… …   Useful english dictionary

  • CJD — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. CJD, sigle composé des trois lettres C, J et D, peut faire référence à : Centre des jeunes dirigeants d entreprise, une organisation patronale… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • CJD — Abbreviation for Creutzfeldt Jakob disease. * * * Creutzfeldt Jakob disease * * * CJD abbr Creutzfeldt Jakob disease * * * see Creutzfeldt Jakob disease * * * Creutzfeldt Jakob disease …   Medical dictionary

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