chorea

• n. [内科] 舞蹈病

词源同chorus, 唱诗，舞蹈。指一种由狂舞引起的手，脚或其它身体部位不受控制的疾病。

chorea (n.)

1806, from Modern Latin chorea Sancti Viti "St. Vitus dance" (originally a mass hysteria in 15c. Europe characterized by uncontrolled dancing); from Latin chorea "a dance," from Greek khoreia "dance" (see chorus). Extension to the nerve disorder is from 1620s.

1. Objective : To explore clinical characteristics of chorea, to improve clinical diagnosis accuracy and to reduce misdiagnosis.

目的:分 析小舞蹈病的临床特点, 以提高对小舞蹈病的认识,减少临床误诊.

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