Definition of chorea Chorea
choβ’reβ’a
We found 5 definitions of chorea from 4 different sources.
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What does chorea mean?
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NounPlural: choreas |
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| chorea - any of several degenerative nervous disorders characterized by spasmodic movements of the body and limbs | ||
| nervous disorder, neurological disease, neurological disorder a disorder of the nervous system | ||
| degenerative disorder condition leading to progressive loss of function | ||
| orthochorea a form of chorea in which spasms occur mainly when the patient is erect | ||
| saint vitus dance, st. vitus dance, sydenham's chorea chorea occurring chiefly in children and associated with rheumatic fever | ||
| tarantism a nervous disorder characterized by an uncontrollable impulse to dance; popularly attributed to bite of the southern European tarantula or wolf spider | ||
| chorea - chorea in dogs | ||
| canine chorea | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary π
- chorea (n.)
St. Vitus's dance; a disease attended with convulsive twitchings and other involuntary movements of the muscles or limbs.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary π
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chorea
ko-rΔβ²a, n. St Vitus's dance, a nervous disease causing irregular and involuntary movements of the limbs or face. [L.,βGr. choreia, a dancing.]
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π€- chorea, noun, singular of choreas.
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