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chorea (kә-re´ә)   the ceaseless occurrence of rapid, jerky involuntary movements. adj., chore´ic., adj.
 

acute chorea  Sydenham chorea.

chronic chorea  Huntington chorea.

chorea gravidarum  a type of Sydenham chorea seen in early pregnancy; some women have a history of previous rheumatic fever, but others do not.

hereditary chorea  see Huntington chorea.





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