- choreiform
- adjective
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary
Date: circa 1899
resembling or characteristic of chorea <choreiform movements>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
choreiform
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choreiform — SYN: choreoid. * * * cho·re·i·form kə rē ə .fȯrm adj resembling chorea <choreiform convulsions> * * * cho·re·i·form (kə reґĭ form) [chorea + form] resembling chorea … Medical dictionary
choreiform — kəˈrēəˌfȯrm adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary chorea (from New Latin) + iform : resembling chorea choreiform convulsions * * * /keuh ree euh fawrm /, adj. Pathol. of, pertaining to, or resembling chorea. [ … Useful english dictionary
choreiform — /keuh ree euh fawrm /, adj. Pathol. of, pertaining to, or resembling chorea. [1905 10; CHORE(A) + I + FORM] * * * … Universalium
choreiform — cho|rei|fọrm [korei...] <Adj.> [zu ↑Chorea u. lat. forma, ↑Form] (Med.): veitstanzartig … Universal-Lexikon
choreiform — chorei|fọrm, in fachspr. Fügungen: chorei|fọrmis, ...me [...e i...; zu ↑Chorea u. lat. forma = Gestalt, Form]: veitstanzartig; z. B. in der Fügung ↑Abasia choreiformis … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
choreiform — cho|re|i|form [k...] vgl. ↑choreaform … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
choreiform — adj. like chorea (any of a number of diseases of the nervous system characterized by muscle spasms) … English contemporary dictionary
choreiform — cho·re·i·form … English syllables
choreiform movement — noun repetitive and rapid, jerky, involuntary movement that appears to be well coordinated; often seen in Huntingtons disease … Wiktionary
hysterical chorea — choreiform movements owing to a conversion disorder … Medical dictionary
