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| cho·re·a [ kaw r ə ] |
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jerky movement caused by disease: jerky spasmodic movements of the limbs, trunk, and facial muscles, common to various diseases of the central nervous system
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| [Late 17th century. Via Latin< Greek khoreia "dance"] |
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 cho·re·al adjective |
 cho·re·ic adjective |
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