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Huntington’s chorea

Hunt·ing·ton's cho·re·a


noun 
Definition:
 
neurological disorder: a hereditary disorder of the nervous system that manifests as jerky involuntary movements in early middle age, with behavioral changes and progressive dementia

[Late 19th century. After George Huntington (1851-1916), U.S. neurologist]
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