chronic chorea

chorea /cho·rea/ (ko-re´ah) [L.] the ceaseless occurrence of rapid, jerky, dyskinetic, involuntary movements.chore´ic

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acute chorea  Sydenham's c.

chronic chorea , chronic progressive hereditary chorea Huntington's c.

hereditary chorea , Huntington's chorea a hereditary disease marked by chronic progressive chorea and mental deterioration to dementia.

Sydenham's chorea  a self-limited disorder, occurring between the ages of 5 and 15, or during pregnancy, linked with rheumatic fever, and marked by involuntary movements that gradually become severe, affecting all motor activities.

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chronic chorea.

See Huntington's disease.

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chorea [ko-re´ah]

the ceaseless occurrence of rapid, jerky involuntary movements. adj., adj chore´ic.

acute chorea Sydenham's chorea.

chronic chorea Huntington's chorea.

chorea gravida´rum sydenham's chorea in early pregnancy, with or without a previous history of rheumatic fever.

hereditary chorea (Huntington's chorea) see huntington's chorea.

Sydenham's chorea see sydenham's chorea.