chorea

cho·rea

noun \kə-ˈrē-ə\

Definition of CHOREA

: any of various nervous disorders of infectious or organic origin marked by spasmodic movements of the limbs and facial muscles and by incoordination—called also Saint Vitus' dance; see huntington's disease, sydenham's chorea

—cho·re·at·ic \ˌkōr-ē-ˈat-ik, ˌkȯr-\ adjective

—cho·re·ic \kə-ˈrē-ik\ adjective