chorea

kəˈriːə

choreaechoreæ

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Definition of chorea - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

TECH.

involuntary rapid movements due to neurological disorder

TECH.

The patient's chorea caused uncontrollable twitching and jerking..

neurological disorder

veterinary

TECH.

disease in dogs causing spasmodic movements

TECH.

The vet treated the dog's chorea.

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Sydenham's chorea

disease with jerking movements, linked to rheumatic fever

Sydenham's chorea is common in children with rheumatic fever.

Huntington's chorea

hereditary disease causing involuntary movements and dementia

Huntington's chorea affects many families worldwide.

Origin of chorea

Greek, choreia (dance)

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Huntington

medical

United States physician who described Huntington's chorea

choreoathetosis

medical

involuntary movements combining chorea and athetosis

Examples of chorea in a sentence

The doctor diagnosed the child with Sydenham's chorea.
Chorea in dogs can be distressing.
Symptoms of chorea include twitching.

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French:chorée, ...
German:Chorea, Nervenerkrankung, ...
Italian:corea, ...
Spanish:corea, enfermedad de corea, ...
Portuguese:coréia, ...
Chinese:舞蹈病, 抽搐病, ...
Japanese:舞踏病, 痙攣病, ...
Arabic:رَقَص, كوريا, ...
Hebrew:כּוֹרֵאָה, כּוֹרֵיאָה, ...
Russian:хорея, спазмы, ...
Ukrainian:хорея, ...
Hindi:कोरिया, ...
Bengali:কোরিয়া, কুকুরের খিঁচুনি রোগ, ...
Catalan:corea, ...
Czech:chorea, ...
Danish:chorea, hundechorea, ...
Dutch:chorea, hondenziekte, ...
Greek:χορεία, ...
Hungarian:korea, chorea, ...
Khmer:ជំងឺកូរេ, ជំងឺកូរៀ, ...
Korean:무도병, ...
Persian:کره, کوریا, ...
Polish:pląsawica, ...
Portuguese (BR):coréia, distúrbio motor, ...
Romanian:coree, choree, ...
Swedish:korea, chorea, ...
Thai:โรคชอเรีย, โรคกระตุก, ...
Turkish:kore, korea, ...
Vietnamese:bệnh múa giật, bệnh chorea, ...

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Definition of chorea - Reverso English Dictionary

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