Sydenham's chorea
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named after English physician Thomas Sydenham.
Noun[edit]
Sydenham's chorea (uncountable)
- (neurology) A disease characterized by rapid, uncoordinated jerking movements affecting primarily the face, feet and hands.
Hypernyms[edit]
- St. Vitus' dance (archaic)
Translations[edit]
neurological disease — see also St. Vitus' dance
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