kurus Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun 100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey
   piaster; piastre.
   
2. noun a progressive disease of the central nervous system marked by increasing lack of coordination and advancing to paralysis and death within a year of the appearance of symptoms; thought to have been transmitted by cannibalistic consumption of diseased brain tissue since the disease virtually disappeared when cannibalism was abandoned
   kuru.
   

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