Huntington's disease
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noun \ˈhən-tiŋ-tənz-\Definition of HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE
: a chorea usually beginning in middle age that is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait and progresses to dementia —called also Huntington's chorea
See Origin of HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE
George Huntington †1916 American physician
First Known Use: 1892
Huntington's disease
noun (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE
: a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait, that usually begins in middle age, that is characterized especially by choreiform movements, emotional disurbances, and mental deterioration leading to dementia, and that is accompanied by atrophy of the caudate nucleus and the loss of certain brain cells with a decrease in the level of several neurotransmitters—called also Huntington's, Huntington's chorea
Variants of HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE
Huntington's disease also Huntington disease
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