Sydenham's chorea en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɪdənəmz kəˈɹiə/ (General-American)
Etymology
Named after English physician Thomas Sydenham.
Meanings
- (uncountable) A disease characterized by rapid, uncoordinated jerking movements affecting primarily the face, feet and hands.
Hypernyms
Translations (6)
hu chorea (neurological disease) · es corea de Sydenham (neurological disease) · hu vitustánc (neurological disease) · cs Sydenhamova chorea (neurological disease) · hu kórea (neurological disease) · el χορεία του Σύντενχαμ (neurological disease)