CHOREA


Meaning of CHOREA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kə-ˈrē-ə ]

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 -ˈrē-ik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.