Sydenham's chorea


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Sydenham's chorea/ˈsɪd(ə)nəmz/
noun a form of chorea chiefly affecting children, associated with rheumatic fever.
– origin C19: named after the 17th-cent. English physician Thomas Sydenham.
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