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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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