chorea C2 Topic:Health & Medicine US /ˈkʰorɪjɑ/ UK /kəˈɹiːə/ See IPA manual Freq #123314 Meanings 1 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 Health & Medicine External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # chorea **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkʰorɪjɑ/ **IPA (UK):** /kəˈɹiːə/ **Frequency rank:** 123314 ## Meanings 1. any of several degenerative nervous disorders characterized by spasmodic movements of the body and limbs ## Examples - The neurologist recognized chorea from the patient's irregular involuntary movements. ## Synonyms - St. Vitus's dance ## Derived Forms - chorea-acanthocytosis - choreal - choreatic - choreic - choreiform - chorein - choreoathetosis - choreoid - hemichorea - monochorea ## Related Forms - choreo- - choreodrama - choreography - choreomania - chorus - subchoreal ## Etymology From Ancient Greek χορεία (khoreía). ## Topics - Health & Medicine markdown