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choreic

choreic adjective: of, pertaining to, or exhibiting chorea.

Adjective

choreic (comparative more choreic, superlative most choreic)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting chorea
    Synonyms:
    choreal

Noun

choreic (plural choreics)

  1. One who has chorea.
    • Thus the muscles and postures of Parkinsonians tend to be hard, whereas those of choreics and anti-Parkinsonians tend to be soft[…]1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings

Synonyms of choreic

Forms of choreic

Adjective
comparativemore choreic
superlativemost choreic
Noun
pluralchoreics

Origin of choreic

From chorea + -ic.

Questions about choreic

What does choreic mean?
Choreic means of, pertaining to, or exhibiting chorea.
What part of speech is choreic?
Choreic can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near choreic in the dictionary

  1. choregraphies
  2. choregraphing
  3. choregraphs
  4. choregraphy
  5. choregus
  6. choreic
  7. choreics
  8. choreiform
  9. choreiform movement
  10. choreiform movements
  11. choreiformic

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