chorea
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.
Origin of chorea
1Other 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
Words that may be confused with chorea
- chorea , Korea
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British Dictionary definitions for chorea
/ (kɒˈrɪə) /
a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by uncontrollable irregular brief jerky movements: See Huntington's disease, Sydenham's chorea
Origin of chorea
1Derived forms of chorea
- choreal or choreic, adjective
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