Sydenham's chorea
noun
Syd·en·ham's chorea
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variants:
or Sydenham chorea
Definition of Sydenham's chorea
: a chorea chiefly of children and adolescents that occurs following Group A streptococcal infection and is mainly a neurological manifestation of rheumatic fever and that is characterized especially by involuntary movements of the face, arms, legs, and trunk
— called also Saint Vitus' dance
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Sydenham's chorea
noun
Syd·en·ham's chorea
| \ ˈsid-ᵊn-əmz-
\
\
variants:
or Sydenham chorea
Medical Definition of Sydenham's chorea
: a chorea chiefly of children and adolescents that occurs following Group A streptococcal infection and is mainly a neurological manifestation of rheumatic fever and that is characterized especially by involuntary movements of the face, arms, legs, and trunk
— called also Saint Vitus' dance