 kuru |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (medicine) a progressive disease of the central nervous system marked by increasing lack of coordination and advancing to paralysis and death within a year; thought to have been transmitted by cannibalistic consumption of diseased brain tissue | |
| Related terms: | nervous_disorder | |
| 2. | [ noun ] 100 kurus equal 1 lira | |
| Synonyms: | piastre piaster | |
| Related terms: | Turkish_monetary_unit lira asper | |
| Similar spelling: |
Kuhr Kura |
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