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Definitions for Choreoid
[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 Choreoid
choreachordoskeleton, chordotomy, chordotonal, chordwise, chore, chorea, choregus, choreic abasia, choreic movement, choreiform, choreman
Origin of Choreoid
a1680–90; < Greek choreía a dance, equivalent to chor(ós ) chorus + -eia -y3
Words that may be confused with Choreoid
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, choreachorea, Korea
Other words from Choreoid
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 Choreoid
aC19: from New Latin, from Latin: dance, from Greek khoreia, from khoros dance; see chorus