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Motor neurone disease
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A disease of the nerve cells which control the movement of the muscles. abbr mnd comment: motor neurone disease has three forms: progressive muscular atrophy (pma), which affects movements of the hands, lateral sclerosis, and bulbar palsy, which affects the mouth and throat.
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Progressive, английский
A 1 длительный; 2 про- грессивный (ант. regressive) aspect, assimilation, dissimilation
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Creutzfeldt-jakob disease, английский
- A disease of the nervous system caused by a slow-acting prion which eventually affects the brain. it may be linked to bse in cows. abbr cjd. variant cjd [described 1920 by h.g. creutzfeldt (1885–1964); 1921 by a.m. jakob (1884–1931), german psychiatrists]
- Form of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy found in humans; typically a fatal disease
Asbestosis, английский
A disease of the lungs caused by inhaling asbestos dust comment: asbestos was formerly widely used in cement and cladding and other types of fireproof construction materials. it is now recognised that asbestos dust can cause many lung diseases, leading in some cases to forms of cancer.
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