chorea
noun
cho·rea kə-ˈrē-ə 
: a movement disorder marked by involuntary spasmodic movements especially of the limbs and facial muscles and typically symptomatic of neurological dysfunction (such as that associated with a neurodegenerative disease or metabolic disturbance) see Huntington's disease
choreic
kə-ˈrē-ik
adjective 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Medical concerns facing the midwives will include everything from breech birth to cancer, Huntington's chorea, and cataracts. 
Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 12 Mar. 2018 Six months later, doctors diagnosed Huntington’s chorea. Longreads, 26 Oct. 2017 He had been admitted with Huntington’s chorea after his family could no longer take care of him. Randall Fuller, WSJ, 28 July 2017 San Diego’s Auspex Pharmaceuticals developed a drug to manage Huntington’s chorea, the uncontrollable movements associated with the disease. Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 8 May 2017
Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 12 Mar. 2018 Six months later, doctors diagnosed Huntington’s chorea. Longreads, 26 Oct. 2017 He had been admitted with Huntington’s chorea after his family could no longer take care of him. Randall Fuller, WSJ, 28 July 2017 San Diego’s Auspex Pharmaceuticals developed a drug to manage Huntington’s chorea, the uncontrollable movements associated with the disease. Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 8 May 2017 Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin, dance, from Greek choreia, from choros chorus
First Known Use
1804, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing chorea
Medical Definition
chorea
noun
cho·rea kə-ˈrē-ə
: a movement disorder marked by involuntary spasmodic movements especially of the limbs and facial muscles and typically symptomatic of neurological dysfunction (as that associated with a neurodegenerative disease or metabolic disturbance) see huntington's disease, sydenham's chorea