Sydenham's Chorea Definition

sīdn-əmz
noun
A nervous disorder occurring chiefly in childhood or during pregnancy, closely associated with rheumatic fever, and characterized by rapid, jerky, involuntary movements of the body.
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Origin of Sydenham's Chorea

  • Named after Thomas Sydenham, an English physician.

    From Wiktionary

  • After Thomas Sydenham

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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