chorea

C2 Topic:The Human Body

US /ˈkʰorɪjɑ/ UK /kəˈɹiːə/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

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noun
any of several degenerative nervous disorders characterized by spasmodic movements of the body and limbs

The neurologist recognized chorea from the patient's irregular involuntary movements.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

St. Vitus's dance

Word family

Derived forms chorea-acanthocytosischorealchoreaticchoreicchoreiformchoreinchoreoathetosischoreoidhemichoreamonochorea

Related forms choreo-choreodramachoreographychoreomaniachorussubchoreal

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χορεία (khoreía).

Topics

The Human Body

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