Chorea

  • 41chorea nutans — 1. chorea with nodding head movements. 2. nodding spasm …

    Medical dictionary

  • 42chorea-ballism — cho·rea bal·lism (kə reґə balґiz əm) a severe form of chorea in which the limbs are violently flung around …

    Medical dictionary

  • 43chorea — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, dance, from Greek choreia, from choros chorus Date: 1804 any of various nervous disorders (as of humans or dogs) marked by spasmodic movements of limbs and facial muscles and by incoordination compare… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 44chorea — noun a) An accompanied by a . b) Any of various of the characterized by movements of the face and extremities; [ …

    Wiktionary

  • 45chorea — Synonyms and related words: MS, ague, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, brain disease, bumpiness, cephalalgia, cerebral palsy, chattering, cold shivers, emotional disorder, epilepsy, falling sickness, fits and starts, glossopharyngeal neuralgia,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 46Chorea — Cho|rea 〈[ko ] f.; Gen.: ; Pl.: unz.〉 Veitstanz [Etym.: <grch. choreia »Tanz, Reigen«] …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 47Chorea — Cho|rea die; <aus gr. choreía »Reigentanz, Tanz«> Veitstanz, Bez. für eine Gruppe von Erkrankungen mit Bewegungsstörungen, die auf Muskelzuckungen u. herabgesetzte Muskelspannung zurückzuführen sind (Med.) …

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  • 48chorea — cho·re·a || kÉ’ rɪə n. any of a number of diseases of the nervous system characterized by muscle spasms …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 49chorea — [kɒ rɪə] noun Medicine a neurological disorder characterized by jerky involuntary movements affecting especially the shoulders, hips, and face. Origin C17: via L. from Gk khoreia dancing in unison , from khoros chorus …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 50chorea — cho·rea …

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