SYDENHAM'S CHOREA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Sydenham's chorea mean? 

• SYDENHAM'S CHOREA (noun)
  The noun SYDENHAM'S CHOREA has 1 sense:

1. chorea occurring chiefly in children and associated with rheumatic fever

  Familiarity information: SYDENHAM'S CHOREA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SYDENHAM'S CHOREA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Chorea occurring chiefly in children and associated with rheumatic fever

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

Saint Vitus dance; St. Vitus dance; Sydenham's chorea

Hypernyms ("Sydenham's chorea" is a kind of...):

chorea (any of several degenerative nervous disorders characterized by spasmodic movements of the body and limbs)