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hemichorea

[ hĕm′ē-kô-rē′ə, -kə- ]
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n.

Chorea affecting the muscles on one side of the body.

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Words nearby hemichorea

hemicellulose, hemicentrum, hemicephalalgia, hemicephalia, hemichordate, hemichorea, hemic murmur, hemicolectomy, hemicrania, hemicraniosis, hemicryptophyte
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Example sentences from the Web for hemichorea

  • In one of our patients the symptoms were unilateral, constituting a variable hemichorea.

    Tics and Their Treatment|Henry Meigne
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