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[Short for L. chorea Sancti Viti, St. Vitus's dance; L. chorēa, a. Gr. χορεία dance, f. χορός: see chorus.]
St. Vitus's dance, a name given to the dancing madness (choreomania) which spread in the 15th c. from Germany throughout Europe; an epidemic (probably hysterical) characterized by contortions, convulsions, and dancing. In 17th c. extended to the disease at present known by that name; a convulsive disorder, usually occurring in early life, and characterized by irregular involuntary contractions of the muscles, esp. of the face and arms; also affecting horses.
1686Sydenham Sched. monit. Wks. (1695) 661 In quadam Convulsionis specie quæ Chorea Sancti Viti vulgo appellatur. 1704J. Harris Lex. Techn., Chorea Sancti Viti, is a sort of Madness..wherein the Person affected..ran hither and thither dancing to the last gasp, if they were not forcibly hindred. 1806Med. Jrnl. XV. 125 Mr. Alexander..relates three interesting cases of chorea. 1831Youatt Horse vii. (1847) 154 Chorea, this is a convulsive twitching of some muscle or set of muscles. 1846G. E. Day tr. Simon's Anim. Chem. II. 325 A girl aged 13 years, suffering from chorea.
Hence choˈreal, choreˈatic, choˈreic (incorrectly choreaic, choræic) adjs., pertaining to or symptomatic of chorea, affected with chorea. choˈreiform (incorrectly choreaform) a., resembling the symptoms of chorea.
1861T. Graham Pract. Med. 598 The choreal have the first active symptoms of cerebral disease. 1806Med. Jrnl. XV. 125 Deglutition..attended with choreatic gesticulations. 1875H. Wood Therap. (1879) 340 Diminishing temporarily the choreic movements. 1878Rep. Smithsonian Inst. 417 Choreaic twitchings of the left hand. 1882Ribot's Dis. Memory II. 82 A young woman, aged twenty-six, hysterical and choreic. 1877Roberts Handbk. Med. (ed. 3) I. 231 Choreiform movements. |