Huntington's disease

Huntington's disease

English

Etymology

Named after George Huntington, American physician.

Noun

Huntington's disease (uncountable)

1. (pathology, neurology) A hereditary disorder of the basal ganglia that leads to progressive loss of motor coordination.

Synonyms

• Huntington's chorea (dated)
• Huntingtonism

Translations

the neurological disease

Czech: Huntingtonova nemoc f, Huntingtonova choroba f Finnish: Huntingtonin tauti French: maladie de Huntington (fr) f Greek: χορεία του Χάντινγκτον f (choreía tou Chántingkton) Spanish: enfermedad de Huntington (es) f, corea de Huntington f