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Huntington's disease

Huntington's disease noun: a hereditary disorder of the basal ganglia that leads to progressive loss of motor coordination.

Noun

Huntington's disease (uncountable)

  1. A hereditary disorder of the basal ganglia that leads to progressive loss of motor coordination.

Synonyms of Huntington's disease

Origin of Huntington's disease

Named after American physician George Huntington.

Words formed from Huntington's disease

Questions about Huntington's disease

What does Huntington's disease mean?
Huntington's disease means a hereditary disorder of the basal ganglia that leads to progressive loss of motor coordination.
What part of speech is Huntington's disease?
Huntington's disease is a noun.

Words near Huntington's disease in the dictionary

  1. Huntington County
  2. Huntington Park
  3. Huntington Station
  4. Huntington's
  5. Huntington's chorea
  6. Huntington's disease
  7. Huntington's disease-like syndrome
  8. Huntingtonian
  9. Huntingtonianism
  10. Huntingtonians
  11. Huntingtonism

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