kuru

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Noun

1. 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]].

Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|Hinduism|historical}} an ancient kingdom, mentioned in the [[Mahabharata]].

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