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KURU

Definition:

[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
[noun] 100 kurus equal 1 lira
Synonyms: piaster, piastre