Huntington\'s chorea

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noun Pathology.

a hereditary disease of the central nervous system characterized by brain deterioration and loss of control over voluntary movements, the symptoms usually appearing in the fourth decade of life.

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Also called Huntington's disease.

Origin:
named after George S. Huntington (1850–1916), U.S. physician, who described it in 1872

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Huntington's chorea

1889, named for U.S. neurologist George Huntington (1851-1916), who described it in 1872.

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Huntington's chorea Hun·ting·ton's chorea (hŭn'tĭng-tənz)
n.
See hereditary chorea.

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