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■ 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'.
[ 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'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004