chorea

About 0.59 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

Similar words

canine chorea tetanoid acanthocytosis dichoree cordax chacony chorale chaconne chacona choraleon

Often followed by

and is in or of may are minor gravidarum

Word family

choreas choree choreic