Huntington's chorea — also Huntington s disease, 1889, named for U.S. neurologist George Huntington (1851 1916), who described it in 1872 … Etymology dictionary
Huntington's chorea — (= Huntington&’s disease) Mature onset disease characterized by progressive loss of neuronal functioning. Caused by unstable amplification of a trinucleotide (CAG) n repeat within the coding region of a gene encoding a 348 kD, widely expressed… … Dictionary of molecular biology
Huntington's chorea — Huntington s disease … The new mediacal dictionary
Huntington's chorea — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 G10 Chorea Huntington Chorea chronica progressiva hereditaria F02.2* Demenz bei Chorea Huntington … Deutsch Wikipedia
Huntington's chorea — Hun·ting·ton s chorea .hənt iŋ tənz n HUNTINGTON S DISEASE Huntington George (1850 1916) American neurologist. Huntington was a family doctor who published only one medical document, his description of chronic hereditary chorea. His description… … Medical dictionary
Huntington's chorea — Hun′tington s chore′a n. pat a hereditary chorea, appearing in middle age, characterized by gradual deterioration of the brain and gradual loss of voluntary movement • Etymology: after George S. Huntington (1850–1916), U.S. physician, who… … From formal English to slang
Huntington's chorea — /ˌhʌntɪŋtənz kɔˈriə/ (say .huntingtuhnz kaw reeuh) noun See chorea (def. 1). Also, Huntington s disease …
Huntington's chorea — n. Med. see CHOREA. Etymology: G. Huntington, Amer. neurologist, d. 1916 … Useful english dictionary
Huntington's chorea — noun see Huntington s disease … New Collegiate Dictionary
Huntington disease (chorea) sign — Hun·ting·ton disease (chorea), sign (hunґting tən) [George Sumner Huntington, American physician, 1850–1916] see under disease and sign … Medical dictionary