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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cho•re•a (kə rē′ə, kô-, kō-),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]- Pathologyany of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- PathologyAlso called St. Vitus's dance. such a disease occurring chiefly in children and associated with rheumatic fever.
- Veterinary Diseasesa 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.
- Greek choreía a dance, equivalent. to chor(ós) chorus + -eia -y3
- 1680–90;
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: chorea /kɒˈrɪə/ n - a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by uncontrollable irregular brief jerky movements
See Huntington's disease, Sydenham's chorea
Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin, from Latin: dance, from Greek khoreia, from khoros dance; see choruschoˈreal, choˈreic adj |