HyperDic: sydenham[s_chorea

English > 1 sense of the expression Sydenham's chorea:
NOUNstateSydenham's chorea, Saint Vitus dance, St. Vitus dancechorea occurring chiefly in children and associated with rheumatic fever
English > Sydenham's chorea: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaningchorea occurring chiefly in children and associated with rheumatic fever.
SynonymsSaint Vitus dance, St. Vitus dance
BroaderchoreaAny of several degenerative nervous disorders characterized by spasmodic movements of the body and limbs
Spanishcorea de Sydenham, corea simple
Catalancorea de Sydenham, corea simple

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