chorea

1. Chorea in dogs (synset 114285838)
   is a type of: animal disease - a disease that typically does not affect human beings
   same as: canine chorea
2. Any of several degenerative nervous disorders characterized by spasmodic movements of the body and limbs (synset 114118363)
   is a type of:

   • degenerative disorder - condition leading to progressive loss of function
   • nervous disorder, neurological disease, neurological disorder - a disorder of the nervous system
   subtypes:

   • orthochorea - a form of chorea in which spasms occur mainly when the patient is erect
   • saint vitus dance, st. vitus dance, sydenham's chorea - chorea occurring chiefly in children and associated with rheumatic fever
   • tarantism - a nervous disorder characterized by an uncontrollable impulse to dance; popularly attributed to bite of the southern European tarantula or wolf spider
   • huntington's chorea, huntington's disease - hereditary disease; develops in adulthood and ends in dementia

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