1806, from Modern Latin chorea Sancti Viti "St. Vitus dance" (originally a mass hysteria in 15c. Europe characterized by uncontrolled dancing); from Latin chorea "a dance," from Greek khoreia "dance" (see chorus). Extension to the nerve disorder is from 1620s.
双语例句
1. Objective : To explore clinical characteristics of chorea, to improve clinical diagnosis accuracy and to reduce misdiagnosis.