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Definitions for Kuru

[1] a fatal degenerative disease of the central nervous system characterized by progressive lack of coordination and dementia, known only among certain Melanesian peoples, especially the Fore of New Guinea, and caused by a slow virus: now virtually extinct.
[2] a degenerative disease of the nervous system, restricted to certain tribes in New Guinea, marked by loss of muscular control and thought to be caused by a slow virus

Words nearby Kuru

kursaal, kursk, kurt, kurta, kurtosis, kuru, kurukh, kurume, kurunegala, kurus, kurusu

Origin of Kuru

First recorded in 1955–60; < a dialect of Fore, a language of the Eastern Highlands District

Word origin for Kuru

C20: from a native name