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Rarekuru
The correct spelling is kuru.
How to pronounce kuru
noun
IPA: /ˈkʊɹuː/
Say it like: Kur-u
The correct spelling is kuru. 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 scr…
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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.
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