Sydenham's chorea

British  

/ ˈsɪdənəmz /

noun

1. Nontechnical name: Saint Vitus's dance.  a form of chorea affecting children, often associated with rheumatic fever

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Etymology

Origin of Sydenham's chorea

named after T. Sydenham (1624–89), English physician

Example Sentences

The earlier investigators were responsible for the differentiation of the tics from such other conditions as Sydenham's chorea, Huntington's chorea, the spasms, the stereotypies, the habit movements, the myoclonias, and other allied conditions.

From The Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Volume 10 by Various

Associated with   polyarthritis, Sydenham's chorea, and endocarditis; frequently causes   scarring of the heart valves.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

Attention to the twitching, spasmodic, fibrillary movements, having a quick beginning and a quick ending, which is characteristic in Sydenham's chorea, would at once exclude that disease.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

The great physician Sydenham gave the first accurate description of what is to-day called chorea, and hence the disease has been named "Sydenham's chorea."

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)