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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A nervous disorder occurring chiefly in childhood or during pregnancy, closely associated with rheumatic fever, and characterized by rapid, jerky, involuntary movements of the body.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The ordinary mild form of chorea. Also called
minor chorea .
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- noun neurology A
disease characterized by rapid, uncoordinatedjerking movements affecting primarily the face, feet and hands.
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- noun chorea occurring chiefly in children and associated with rheumatic fever
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[After Thomas Sydenham.]
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Named after Thomas Sydenham, an English physician.
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