Huntington's disease
English
editEtymology
editNamed after American physician George Huntington.
Noun
editHuntington's disease (uncountable)
- (pathology, neurology) A hereditary disorder of the basal ganglia that leads to progressive loss of motor coordination.
Synonyms
edit- Huntington's chorea (dated)
- Huntingtonism
Hypernyms
edit- St. Vitus' dance (archaic)
Translations
editthe neurological disease
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