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

Examples of chorea in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And the youngest had tics and movements so extreme that doctors diagnosed him with Sydenham chorea. —Pamela Weintraub, Discover Magazine, 3 Jan. 2019

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

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

• Huntington's chorea
• Sydenham chorea
• Sydenham's 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

choreatic

ˌkōr-ē-ˈat-ik, ˌkȯr- 

adjective

choreic

kə-ˈrē-ik 

adjective