choreiform

[ kuh-ree-uh-fawrm ]
/ kəˈri əˌfɔrm /

adjective Pathology.

of, relating to, or resembling chorea.

Origin of choreiform

First recorded in 1905–10; chore(a) + -i- + -form

Words nearby choreiform

chore, chorea, choregus, choreic abasia, choreic movement, choreiform, choreman, choreo-, choreoathetosis, choreodrama, choreograph

Example sentences from the Web for choreiform

  • When L. was eight years old choreiform movements of the right arm began to appear, and soon rendered writing an impossibility.

    Tics and Their Treatment |Henry Meigne