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chorea

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kɒˈrɪə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kə rē′ə, kô-, kō-)

cho•re•a (kə rē′ə, kô-, kō-),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]

Pathologyany of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
PathologyAlso called St. Vitus's dance. such a disease occurring chiefly in children and associated with rheumatic fever.
Veterinary Diseasesa disease of the central nervous system caused by bacterial or organic degeneration, most common in dogs following canine distemper, characterized by irregular, jerky, involuntary muscular movements.

Greek choreía a dance, equivalent. to chor(ós) chorus + -eia -y³
1680–90;

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chorea /kɒˈrɪə/ n

a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by uncontrollable irregular brief jerky movements
See Huntington's disease, Sydenham's chorea

Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin, from Latin: dance, from Greek khoreia, from khoros dance; see choruschoˈreal, choˈreic, ˌchoreˈatic adj

'chorea' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Huntington's disease - jerk - Saint Vitus's dance - Sydenham's chorea - choreiform - choreography - Huntington's chorea - macabre - St. Vitus's dance

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