"chorea" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: animal disease - a disease that typically does not affect human beings

same as: canine chorea
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