Chorea
11Chorea — Chore̱a [von gr. χορεια = Reigentanz, Tanz] w; : Veitstanz, Bezeichnung für eine Gruppe von Erkrankungen mit hyperkinetisch hypotoner Bewegungsstörung (ursprünglich Bezeichnung für mittelalterliche Tanzepidemien, denen keinerlei organische… …
12chorea — choreal, choreic, choreatic /kawr ee at ik, kohr /, adj. choreoid /kawr ee oyd , kohr /, adj. /keuh ree euh, kaw , koh /, n. Pathol. 1. any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the… …
13Chorea — Ceaseless rapid complex body movements that look well coordinated and purposeful but are, in fact, involuntary. Chorea was thought suggestive of a grotesque dance. The term chorea is derived from the Greek word choreia for dancing (as is… …
14chorea — n. Med. a disorder characterized by jerky involuntary movements affecting esp. the shoulders, hips, and face. Phrases and idioms: Huntington s chorea chorea accompanied by a progressive dementia. Sydenham s chorea chorea esp. in children as one… …
15Chorea — Cho|rea 〈[ko ] f. 10; unz.〉 = Veitstanz [<grch. choreia „Tanz, Reigen“] * * * Cho|rea [ko re:a ], die; [griech. chorei̓a = Tanz]: 1. (im MA.) Tanzlied, Reigen. 2. (Med.) Erkrankung mit Bewegungsstörungen, die auf herabgesetzte Muskelspannung… …
16Chorea — La chorea (choreia, khoreia, χορεία) est une ronde (danse en cercle) grecque (χορεύω σε κύκλο) accompagnée par des chanteurs (voir chœur, khoros). Elle est connue depuis la Grèce antique, lorsque Homère l a décrite dans son Iliade. La chorea ou… …
17chorea — /kɔˈriə / (say kaw reeuh) noun 1. Huntington s chorea, a hereditary disease, characterised by involuntary movements and progressive mental deterioration. 2. Sydenham s chorea, an acute disease especially common among children and associated with… …
18chorea — n. a jerky involuntary movement particularly affecting the head, face, or limbs. Each movement is sudden but the resulting posture may be prolonged for a few seconds. The symptoms are usually due to disease of the basal ganglia but may result… …
19chorea — n. nervous disease marked by involuntary twitchings. ♦ chorea minor, St. Vitus s dance. ♦ choreic, ♦ choreal, a …
20Chorea — Cho|rea [k... ], die; <griechisch> (Medizin ein Nervenleiden); Chorea Huntington …
