Huntington's disease

English

Etymology

Named after American physician George Huntington.

Noun

Huntington's disease (uncountable)

1. (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)

Derived terms

• Huntington's disease-like syndrome

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