Term: kuru: 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
Broader: nervous disorder: a disorder of the nervous system | Unrelated: mutual savings bank: a state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees
Broader: nervous disorder: a disorder of the nervous system | Unrelated: sadism: sexual pleasure obtained by inflicting harm (physical or psychological) on others
Broader: nervous disorder: a disorder of the nervous system | Unrelated: sampling: measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form)
Broader: nervous disorder: a disorder of the nervous system | Unrelated: genus protea: type genus of Proteaceae; tropical African shrubs
Broader: nervous disorder: a disorder of the nervous system | Unrelated: net income: the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
Broader: nervous disorder: a disorder of the nervous system | Unrelated: damage: the act of damaging something or someone
Broader: nervous disorder: a disorder of the nervous system | Unrelated: algonkian: a member of a North American Indian people in the Ottawa river valley of Ontario and Quebec
Broader: nervous disorder: a disorder of the nervous system | Unrelated: taupe: a greyish brown
Broader: nervous disorder: a disorder of the nervous system | Unrelated: language unit: one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed
Broader: nervous disorder: a disorder of the nervous system | Unrelated: ephemerality: the property of lasting for a very short time