Term: creutzfeldt-jakob disease: 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
Candidate hypernym: brain disorder: any disorder or disease of the brain → 1
Candidate hypernym: dovyalis: small genus of sometimes spiny shrubs or small trees; Africa; India; Sri Lanka → 0
Candidate hypernym: drafter: a writer of a draft → 0
Candidate hypernym: fomentation: a substance used as a warm moist medicinal compress or poultice → 0
Candidate hypernym: foreign direct investment: investing in United States businesses by foreign citizens (often involves stock ownership of the business) → 0
Candidate hypernym: fire opal: an opal with flaming orange and yellow and red colors → 0
Candidate hypernym: phytotherapy: the use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes (especially plants that are not part of the normal diet) → 0
Candidate hypernym: linecut: engraving consisting of a block that has been etched or engraved → 0
Candidate hypernym: surprise: the act of surprising someone → 0
Candidate hypernym: swiss cheese: hard pale yellow cheese with many holes from Switzerland → 0
Candidate hypernym: bankroll: a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.) → 0