chorea
noun/kəˈriːə/
/kəˈriːə/
[uncountable] (medical)- a condition in which parts of the body make quick sudden movements and the person affected cannot control thisWord Originlate 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek khoreia ‘dancing in unison’, from khoros ‘chorus’.
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