First Known Use: 1804
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chorea
noun cho·rea \kə-ˈrē-ə\
Definition of CHOREA
: any of various nervous disorders (as of humans or dogs) marked by spasmodic movements of limbs and facial muscles and by incoordination — compare Huntington's disease
— cho·re·ic \-ˈrē-ik\ adjective
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Origin of CHOREA
New Latin, from Latin, dance, from Greek choreia, from choros chorus
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chorea
noun cho·rea \kə-ˈrē-ə\
Medical Definition of CHOREA
: any of various nervous disorders of infectious or organic origin marked by spasmodic movements of the limbs and facial muscles and by incoordination—called also Saint Vitus' dance; see huntington's disease, sydenham's chorea
—cho·re·at·ic \ˌkōr-ē-ˈat-ik, ˌkȯr-\ adjective
—cho·re·ic \kə-ˈrē-ik\ adjective
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