kurus

[koo-roosh] /kʊˈruʃ/
noun, plural kurus.
1.
a monetary unit of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira; piaster.
Origin of kurus
1880-85; < Turkish kuruş

Kurus

[koo r-ooz] /ˈkʊər uz/
noun, (used with a plural verb)
1.
Kauravas.

kuru

[koo r-oo] /ˈkʊər u/
noun, Pathology
1.
a fatal degenerative disease of the central nervous system characterized by progressive lack of coordination and dementia, known only among certain Melanesian peoples, especially the Fore of New Guinea, and caused by a slow virus: now virtually extinct.
Origin
1955-60; < a dialect of Fore, a language of the Eastern Highlands District
British Dictionary definitions for kurus

kuru

/ˈkʊruː/
noun
1.
a degenerative disease of the nervous system, restricted to certain tribes in New Guinea, marked by loss of muscular control and thought to be caused by a slow virus
Word Origin
C20: from a native name

kuruş

/kʊˈruːʃ/
noun (pl) -ruş
1.
a Turkish monetary unit worth one hundredth of a lira Also piastre
Word Origin
from Turkish
kurus in Medicine

kuru ku·ru (kur'ōō)
n.
A progressive, fatal spongiform encephalopathy, probably caused by a slow-acting virus, that is endemic to certain peoples of New Guinea and may be transmitted through cannibalism.

kurus in Science
kuru
  (kr')   
A rare, progressive, degenerative neurological disease found in certain peoples of New Guinea and associated with cannibalism. It is thought to be caused by a prion and results in a fatal encephalopathy. See Note at prion.