Complete Definition of "chorea"

wikipedia|Chorea (dance)
wikipedia|chorea (disease)
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Etymology
Gr. �ο�εία

Noun
chorea

  1. An ancient Greek circle dance accompanied by a chorus.
  2. medicine Any of various diseases of the nervous system characterized by involuntary muscular movements of the face and extremities; St. Vitus's dance.

Derived terms
Huntington's chorea
Sydenham's chorea

Translations
trans-top|disease of the nervous system
Finnish: korea, tanssitauti
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