chorea
1
9.9
- noun
- /kəˈriːə/
- Specialized
:
corea
- Children who have experienced rheumatic fever may develop Sydenham's chorea, resulting in sudden jerky motions.
- Huntington's chorea
Examples
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The Cades actually met when they were recovering from Henderson's Chorea, or so their biographies in Who's Who say.
Fiction book (1992) -
Huntington's disease is an autosomal dominant disorder with high penetrance characterized by progressive chorea and dementia.
Academic text (2004) -
The disease is called Huntington's chorea.
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The Cades met while they were recovering from Henderson's chorea.
Fiction book (1992) -
"No, but I have read of them—a study of Huntington's chorea, I think."
Fiction book (2001) -
CJD progresses relentlessly as patients develop further mental deterioration and movement disorders, such as chorea and myoclonus.
Academic text (2004) -
Later, some would speculate that his restless creativity was the result of Huntington's chorea that turned him into an invalid for the last 15 years of his life.
Blog text (17) -
Five years earlier, an English doctor named Nathaniel Heckford had published Circumcision as a Remedial Measure in Certain Cases of Epilepsy, Chorea, etc. (1865).
Academic text (1994) -
Huntington's chorea can cause significant difficulties in performing daily tasks due to its involuntary movements.
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The neurologist explained that chorea is characterized by rapid, uncontrolled movements that can affect any part of the body.
Synonyms
A condition that makes children have quick, uncontrolled body movements
Compounds
- Archaic
1
8.7
A brain disease that runs in families and causes uncontrolled movements and gradual loss of memory and thinking
- Specialized
1
9.9
A movement problem in children after rheumatic fever causing quick involuntary movements of the face, hands, and feet
How Severe
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chorea comes from the Greek word choreia meaning 'dance' and is related to words like choreography about arranging dance. Doctors called the condition this because the quick, jerky body movements look like an uncontrolled dance, so the origin helps explain the modern medical meaning.