NOUN | state | chorea, canine chorea | chorea in dogs |
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state | chorea | any of several degenerative nervous disorders characterized by spasmodic movements of the body and limbs |
Meaning | chorea in dogs. | |
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Synonym | canine chorea | |
Broader | animal disease | A disease that typically does not affect human beings |
Spanish | córea canina, córea, corea | |
Catalan | corea |
Meaning | Any of several degenerative nervous disorders characterized by spasmodic movements of the body and limbs. | |
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Narrower | Huntington's chorea, Huntington's disease | hereditary disease |
Sydenham's chorea, Saint Vitus dance, St. Vitus dance | chorea occurring chiefly in children and associated with rheumatic fever | |
orthochorea | A form of chorea in which spasms occur mainly when the patient is erect | |
tarantism | A nervous disorder characterized by an uncontrollable impulse to dance | |
Broader | degenerative disorder | Condition leading to progressive loss of function |
nervous disorder, neurological disorder, neurological disease | A disorder of the nervous system | |
Spanish | corea | |
Catalan | corea |
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