hereditary disorder of the basal ganglia that leads to progressive loss of motor coordination.' name='description'> Huntington's chorea - definition and meaning
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Huntington's chorea

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  • noun pathology, neurology A hereditary disorder of the basal ganglia that leads to progressive loss of motor coordination.

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  • noun hereditary disease; develops in adulthood and ends in dementia

Etymologies

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From George Huntington, American physician.

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synonyms (1)

Words with the same meaning

  1. Huntington's disease

hypernyms (5)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. autosomal dominant disease
  2. autosomal dominant disorder
  3. chorea
  4. monogenic disease
  5. monogenic disorder

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