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chorea

noun
/ˈkʰorɪjɑ//kəˈɹi.ə/US/kəˈɹiːə/UK

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χορεία (khoreía).

  1. derived from χορεία

Definitions

  1. An Ancient Greek circular dance accompanied by a chorus.

  2. Any of the various diseases of the nervous system characterized by involuntary muscular…

    Any of the various diseases of the nervous system characterized by involuntary muscular movements of the face and extremities; St. Vitus's dance.

The neighborhood

Derived

chorea-acanthocytosis, chorea gravidarum, choreal, choreatic, choreic, choreiform, choreiform movements, chorein, choreoathetosis, choreoid, hemichorea, Huntington's chorea, monochorea, Sydenham's chorea

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for chorea. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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