See Also: odourimetry(medicine)

chorea (iou) and odourimetry (medicine)


chorea (iou)



chorea noun. L17.
[Latin from Greek khoreia Dance.]
Medicine. Jerky involuntary movements; a disease with symptoms of this kind.
HUNTINGTON's chorea. SYDENHAM'S CHOREA.
choreal adjective = choreic adjective1 M19.
choreic adjective1 pertaining to or affected with chorea L19.
choreiform adjective resembling the symptoms of chorea L19.

odourimetry (medicine)


odourimetry


The determination of the comparative power of different substances in exciting olfactory sensations.

Origin: odour + G. Metron, measure