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Definitions for Chorea
[1] any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
[2] Also called St. Vitus's dance. such a disease occurring chiefly in children and associated with rheumatic fever.
[3] Veterinary Pathology . a disease of the central nervous system caused by bacterial or organic degeneration, most common in dogs following canine distemper, characterized by irregular, jerky, involuntary muscular movements.
[4] a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by uncontrollable irregular brief jerky movements See Huntington's disease, Sydenham's chorea
Words nearby Chorea
chordoskeleton, chordotomy, chordotonal, chordwise, chore, chorea, choregus, choreic abasia, choreic movement, choreiform, choreman
Origin of Chorea
1680–90; < Greek choreía a dance, equivalent to chor(ós ) chorus + -eia -y3
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Other words from Chorea
cho·re·al , cho·re·ic , cho·re·at·ic [kawr-ee-at -ik, kohr-] /ˌkɔr iˈæt ɪk, ˌkoʊr-/ , adjective
cho·re·oid [kawr -ee-oid, kohr -] /ˈkɔr iˌɔɪd, ˈkoʊr-/ , adjective
cho•re′ al null adj.
Word origin for Chorea
C19: from New Latin, from Latin: dance, from Greek khoreia, from khoros dance; see chorus