chorea

[ kuh-ree-uh, kaw-, koh- ]

/ kəˈri ə, kɔ-, koʊ- /

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noun Pathology.

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.

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Origin of chorea

1680–90; <Greek choreía a dance, equivalent to chor(ós) chorus + -eia-y³

OTHER WORDS FROM chorea

cho·re·al, cho·re·ic, cho·re·at·ic

[kawr-ee-at-ik, kohr-], /ˌkɔr iˈæt ɪk, ˌkoʊr-/, adjectivecho·re·oid

[kawr-ee-oid, kohr-], /ˈkɔr iˌɔɪd, ˈkoʊr-/, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH chorea

chorea , Korea

Words nearby chorea

chordotomy, chordotonal, chord symbol, chordwise, chore, chorea, choregus, choreiform, choreman, choreo-, choreodrama

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How to use chorea in a sentence

These mild forms are often found in the history of cases of chorea.
Psychotherapy|James J. Walsh
In older children chorea, whatever be its cause, is evidently connected with the developmental process.
Degeneracy|Eugene S. Talbot
The beneficial effects in chorea of absolute rest in bed and forced feeding are a matter of common observation.
Degeneracy|Eugene S. Talbot
The condition of the nervous system in chorea presents another illustration.
Insanity|Henry Putnam Stearns

A worker in a sweet-factory was injured by the strap of the motor falling on her head, and suffered from shock and chorea.
Women in Modern Industry|B. L. Hutchins

British Dictionary definitions for chorea

chorea

/ (kɒˈrɪə) /

noun

a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by uncontrollable irregular brief jerky movementsSee Huntington's disease, Sydenham's chorea

Derived forms of chorea

choreal or choreic, adjective

Word Origin for chorea

C19: from New Latin, from Latin: dance, from Greek khoreia, from khoros dance; see chorus

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