n.
Pronunciation: k ə - ' r ē - ə
Function: 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 HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE
– cho · re · ic \ - ' r ē -ik \ adjective