kəˈrēə noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, dance, from Greek choreia, from choros — more at chorus
: any of various nervous disorders of infectious or organic origin in man and dogs having as common features involuntary uncontrollable purposeless movements of body and face and marked incoordination of limbs — see canine chorea , huntington's chorea , sydenham's chorea
• cho·re·al -ēəl adjective
• cho·re·at·ic |kōrē|ad.ik adjective
• cho·re·ic kəˈrēik adjective