chorea
Americannoun
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any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
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Also called St. Vitus's dance. such a disease occurring chiefly in children and associated with rheumatic fever.
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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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Etymology
Origin of chorea
1680–90; < Greek choreía a dance, equivalent to chor ( ós ) chorus + -eia -y 3
Example Sentences
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Its symptoms are well-characterized: involuntary, jerky movements known as chorea; difficulty in coordinating voluntary movements; cognitive impairment; and psychiatric issues such as changes in mood.
From Nature • May 29, 2018
That’s because children typically develop rigidity as one of the initial movement-related symptoms, and rarely exhibit the jerky, involuntary movements known as chorea that characterize adult-onset disease.
From Nature • May 29, 2018
This process, known as protein folding, can go awry, causing such neurological disorders as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s chorea, as well as cystic fibrosis and some cancers.
From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2016
Before the test for Huntington's chorea became available, a survey found that the majority of those at risk wanted to be tested.
From Time Magazine Archive
And she had developed no chorea from her distemper.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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