Dictionary

chorea en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [kʰɵˈɹiːə] (UK)
• [kʰɵˈɹi.ə] (US)
• /kəˈɹiːə/ (UK)
• /kʰɵˈrɪjɑ/ (South-Asia)
• /ˈkʰorɪjɑ/ (South-Asia)
• (Southern-England) audio
• (US) audio
• /kəˈɹi.ə/ (US)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χορεία (khoreía).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) An Ancient Greek circular dance accompanied by a chorus.
2. (countable, uncountable) Any of the various diseases of the nervous system characterized by involuntary muscular movements of the face and extremities; St. Vitus's dance.

Forms

Deriveds

choreoathetosis · chorea gravidarum · chorea-acanthocytosis · chorein · Sydenham's chorea · choreiform · monochorea · choreal · choreoid · choreic · choreiform movements · hemichorea · Huntington's chorea · choreatic

Hypernyms

dyskinesia

Relateds

subchoreal · chorus · choreodrama · choreography · choreomania · choreo-

Translations (32)

it corea (disease of the nervous system) · ru ви́ттова пля́ска (disease of the nervous system) · ru хорово́д (an Ancient Greek circular dance) · fo vitusardansur (disease of the nervous system) · gl corea (disease of the nervous system) · sk tanec svätého Víta (disease of the nervous system) · gl tremesía (disease of the nervous system) · fa رقصاک (disease of the nervous system) · fi horos (an Ancient Greek circular dance) · de Chorea (disease of the nervous system) · eo ĥoreo (an Ancient Greek circular dance) · cmn 舞蹈病 (disease of the nervous system) · fi tanssitauti (disease of the nervous system) · da sanktvejtsdans (disease of the nervous system) · fi korea (disease of the nervous system) · de Reigentanz (an Ancient Greek circular dance) · ru пля́ска свято́го Ви́тта (disease of the nervous system) · pt coreia (disease of the nervous system) · es corea (disease of the nervous system) · pl pląsawica (disease of the nervous system) · el χορεία (disease of the nervous system) · ja 舞踏運動 (disease of the nervous system) · ca corea (disease of the nervous system) · id korea (disease of the nervous system) · ru хоре́я (disease of the nervous system) · fa داءالرقص (disease of the nervous system) · ja 舞踏病 (disease of the nervous system) · pt coreia (an Ancient Greek circular dance) · de Veitstanz (an Ancient Greek circular dance) · cs tanec svatého Víta (disease of the nervous system) · sk tanec svätého Víta (an Ancient Greek circular dance) · cs tanec svatého Víta (an Ancient Greek circular dance)