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chorea
[ kuh-ree-uh, kaw-, koh- ]
noun
- any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- Also called St. Vitus's dance. such a disease occurring chiefly in children and associated with rheumatic fever.
- 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.
chorea
/ kɒˈrɪə /
noun
- a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by uncontrollable irregular brief jerky movements See Huntington's disease Sydenham's chorea
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Derived Forms
- choˈreal, adjective
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Other Words From
- cho·real cho·reic cho·re·at·ic [kawr-ee-, at, -ik, kohr-], adjective
- cho·re·oid [kawr, -ee-oid, kohr, -], adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chorea1
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Example Sentences
These mild forms are often found in the history of cases of chorea.
In older children chorea, whatever be its cause, is evidently connected with the developmental process.
The beneficial effects in chorea of absolute rest in bed and forced feeding are a matter of common observation.
The condition of the nervous system in chorea presents another illustration.
A worker in a sweet-factory was injured by the strap of the motor falling on her head, and suffered from shock and chorea.
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