Huntington's disease

English

Etymology

Named after American physician George Huntington.

Noun

Huntington 's disease (uncountable)

(pathology, neurology) A hereditary disorder of the basal ganglia that leads to progressive loss of motor coordination.

Synonyms

Huntington's chorea (dated)
Huntingtonism

Hypernyms

St. Vitus' dance (archaic)

Translations

the neurological disease

Czech: Huntingtonova nemoc f, Huntingtonova choroba f
Finnish: Huntingtonin tauti
French: maladie de Huntington (fr) f
Greek: χορεία του Χάντινγκτον f (choreía tou Chántingkton)
Spanish: enfermedad de Huntington (es) f, corea de Huntington f

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