Associations to the word «Kuru»
Noun
- Ordinance
- Rite
- Hue
- Resonance
- Sorrow
- Sheep
- Verb
- Longitude
- Eldest
- Fern
- Clan
- Spouse
- Prosperity
- Car
- Attendant
- Dart
- Plaque
- Sanskrit
- Dynasty
- Tribe
- Encounter
- Rage
- Cyrus
- Battle
- Saying
- Sage
- Wisdom
- Madras
- Dis
- Proceeding
- Protector
- Wealth
- Morality
- Realm
- Mad
- Pi
- Alas
- Host
- Virtue
- Pradesh
- Variant
- Lion
- Roar
- Imaging
- Gem
- Translator
- Accent
- Tiger
- Bride
- Merit
- Having
- Ease
- Elder
- Ancestor
- Sovereignty
- Highland
- Deity
- Weapon
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
KURU, noun. A chronic, progressive, fatal central nervous system disease found mainly among the Fore and neighboring peoples of New Guinea, caused by a prion that probably resembles the scrapie agent of sheep, transmissible to nonhuman primates, and believed to be transmitted by ritual cannibalism.
Dictionary definition
KURU, 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.
Wise words
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