Sydenham's chorea
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Sydenham's chorea — Saint Vitus dance redirects here. For other uses, see Saint Vitus dance (disambiguation). Sydenham s chorea Classification and external resources ICD 10 I02 ICD 9 … Wikipedia
Sydenham's chorea — Syd·en·ham s chorea sid ən əmz n chorea following infection (as rheumatic fever) and occurring usu. in children and adolescents called also Saint Vitus dance Sydenham Thomas (1624 1689) British physician. Sydenham has been called the founder of… … Medical dictionary
Sydenham's chorea — noun chorea occurring chiefly in children and associated with rheumatic fever • Syn: ↑Saint Vitus dance, ↑St. Vitus dance • Hypernyms: ↑chorea * * * Sydenham s chorea 7 [Sydenham s chorea] [ˌsɪdnəmz kəˈriə] … Useful english dictionary
Sydenham's chorea — noun a form of chorea chiefly affecting children, associated with rheumatic fever. Origin C19: named after the 17th cent. English physician Thomas Sydenham … English new terms dictionary
Sydenham's chorea — a form of chorea that mainly affects children and adolescents, especially females. It can occur some months after an infection caused by β haemolytic streptococci (such as rheumatic fever or scarlet fever), causing uncontrolled movements of the… … The new mediacal dictionary
Sydenham's chorea — /ˌsɪdənəmz kɔˈriə/ (say .siduhnuhmz kaw reeuh) noun See chorea (def. 2) …
Chorea gravidarum — Classification and external resources ICD 10 G25.5, O99.3 eMedicine … Wikipedia
Chorea — Ceaseless rapid complex body movements that look well coordinated and purposeful but are, in fact, involuntary. Chorea was thought suggestive of a grotesque dance. The term chorea is derived from the Greek word choreia for dancing (as is… … Medical dictionary
Sydenham, Thomas — born 1624, Wynford Eagle, Dorset, Eng. died Dec. 29, 1689, London British physician. His Observationes medicae (1676) was a standard textbook for two centuries, noted for its detailed observations and the accuracy of its records. His treatise on… … Universalium
Sydenham (disambiguation) — Places called Sydenham= Sydenham refers to a number of places:In Australia* Sydenham, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney * Sydenham, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne *Sydenham railway station, Sydney * Sydenham railway line, Melbourne * Sydenham… … Wikipedia
