kuru

uncountable · proper noun

A rare and fatal neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive loss of coordination, leading to paralysis and death, historically linked to the consumption of infected brain tissue during cannibalistic rituals.

• 🇷🇺Редкое и смертельное нейродегенеративное расстройство, характеризующееся прогрессирующей потерей координации, приводящее к параличу и смерти, исторически связанное с употреблением инфицированной мозговой ткани во время каннибалистических ритуалов.

1. Prion disease C2 formal medical

   A rare, fatal neurodegenerative disorder characterized by tremors and loss of coordination, historically linked to ritualistic cannibalism among the Fore people of Papua New Guinea.

   • Kuru was first documented in the mid-20th century among the Fore tribe.
   • The disease causes progressive cerebellar ataxia and involuntary tremors.
   • Kuru virtually disappeared after the cessation of endocannibalistic practices.

   🇷🇺Прионная болезнь

• kurus plural form
• kurus' possessive plural form
• kuru's possessive singular form