chorea

noun

cho·rea | \ kə-ˈrē-ə

Definition of chorea

: a movement disorder marked by involuntary spasmodic movements especially of the limbs and facial muscles and typically symptomatic of neurological dysfunction (such as that associated with a neurodegenerative disease or metabolic disturbance) — see Huntington's disease

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Recent Examples on the Web Medical concerns facing the midwives will include everything from breech birth to cancer, Huntington's chorea, and cataracts. — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 12 Mar. 2018 Six months later, doctors diagnosed Huntington’s chorea. — Longreads, 26 Oct. 2017 He had been admitted with Huntington’s chorea after his family could no longer take care of him. — Randall Fuller, WSJ, 28 July 2017 San Diego’s Auspex Pharmaceuticals developed a drug to manage Huntington’s chorea, the uncontrollable movements associated with the disease. — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 8 May 2017

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chorea

noun

cho·rea | \ kə-ˈrē-ə

Medical Definition of chorea

: a movement disorder marked by involuntary spasmodic movements especially of the limbs and facial muscles and typically symptomatic of neurological dysfunction (as that associated with a neurodegenerative disease or metabolic disturbance) — see huntington's disease, sydenham's chorea

Other Words from chorea

choreatic \ ˌkōr-ē-ˈat-ik, ˌkȯr-

\ adjective

choreic \ kə-ˈrē-ik

\ adjective