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noun
A hereditary disorder of the basal ganglia that leads to progressive loss of motor coordination.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, neurology, neuroscience, pathology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
hereditary disease; develops in adulthood and ends in dementia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Huntington's chorea
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: monogenic disorder, monogenic disease, chorea, autosomal dominant disease, autosomal dominant disorder
History
Named after American physician George Huntington.
Across languages
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