kuru
8 points
English
4 letters
Not in frequency data
Valid in: UK dictionary
Definitions
noun
a progressive disease of the central nervous system marked by increasing lack of coordination and advancing to paralysis and death within a year of the appearance of symptoms; thought to have been transmitted by cannibalistic consumption of diseased brain tissue since the disease virtually disappeared when cannibalism was abandoned
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Word forms
plural kurus
Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.
Anagrams
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