Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - chorea
Chorea
chorea
n. Med. a disorder characterized by jerky involuntary movements affecting esp. the shoulders, hips, and face. Phrases and idioms Huntington's chorea chorea accompanied by a progressive dementia. Sydenham's chorea chorea esp. in children as one of the manifestations of rheumatic fever: also called ST VITUS'S DANCE. Etymology: L f. Gk khoreia (as CHORUS)
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noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, dance, from Greek choreia, from choros chorus Date: 1804 any of various nervous disorders (as of humans or dogs) marked by spasmodic movements of limbs and facial muscles and by incoordination, choreic adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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