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chorea
[kuh-ree-uh, kaw-, koh-]
noun
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
Also called St. Vitus's dance.Ìýsuch a disease occurring chiefly in children and associated with rheumatic fever.
Veterinary Pathology.Ìýa 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.
chorea
/ °ìɒˈ°ùɪə /
noun
a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by uncontrollable irregular brief jerky movements See Huntington's disease Sydenham's chorea
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- choreal adjective
- choreic adjective
- choreatic adjective
- choreoid adjective
- ³¦³ó´Çˈ°ù±ð²¹±ô adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of chorea1
Example Sentences
We medical folk are simple people, and a famous writer in the E.R., like a case of Sydenham’s chorea or an interestingly shaped object lodged in a rectum, excites our general interest.
Patients are plagued by jerky, purposeless movements called chorea.
Further ahead, there is hope that CRISPR-Cas9 will help treat diseases such as AIDS, cystic fibrosis, Huntington’s chorea and Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Its symptoms are well-characterized: involuntary, jerky movements known as chorea; difficulty in coordinating voluntary movements; cognitive impairment; and psychiatric issues such as changes in mood.
This “pathological compensationâ€, as Nopoulos calls it, could explain why youngsters with Huntington’s disease seem to skip the chorea stage of the condition and go straight to stiffness.
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