chorea
/kɒˈrɪə
/noun [mass noun] Medicine
A neurological disorder characterized by jerky involuntary movements affecting especially the shoulders, hips, and face. See also Huntington's disease, Sydenham's chorea.The hallmarks of rheumatic fever include arthritis, carditis, cutaneous disease, chorea, and subsequent acquired valvular disease....
- Other causes of apparent clumsiness include visual impairment, orthopedic disorders, mild cerebral palsy, hereditary ataxia, and congenital chorea.
- Mothers may also have livedo reticularis, arterial or venous thrombosis, or neurologic conditions such as migraine, epilepsy, chorea, or transient ischemic attacks.
Origin
Late 17th century: via Latin from Greek khoreia 'dancing in unison', from khoros 'chorus'.