chorea
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[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek χορεία.
[edit] Noun
chorea (plural choreae or choreæ)
- An Ancient Greek circular dance accompanied by a chorus.
- (medicine) Any of various diseases of the nervous system characterized by involuntary muscular movements of the face and extremities; St. Vitus's dance.
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disease of the nervous system
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[edit] Latin
[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek χορεία (khoreia, “dance; circling motion”).
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[edit] Noun
chorēa (genitive chorēae); f, first declension
- (usually in the plural) A dance in a ring, round dance.
- (metonymy) A round dance of the circular motions of the stars.
[edit] Inflection
In prosody, chorēa is sometimes written as chorea without a macron.
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | chorēa | chorēae |
| genitive | chorēae | chorēārum |
| dative | chorēae | chorēīs |
| accusative | chorēam | chorēās |
| ablative | chorēā | chorēīs |
| vocative | chorēa | chorēae |
