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Huntington's disease

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A rare inherited disease of the central nervous system characterized by progressive dementia, abnormal posture, and involuntary movements. The typical age of onset is between 30 and 50 years.

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  • noun dated Huntington's chorea.

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  • noun hereditary disease; develops in adulthood and ends in dementia

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[After George Huntington, (1851?–1916), American physician.]

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