choreo-, chore-, chorei-, choro-, -choreatic, -chorea, -choreal, -choreic
(Greek: dance; involuntary movements; spasm; in medicine, it is used to reveal a nervous disorder either of organic origin or from an infection)
Chronic involuntary contractions of the lips: Jeff couldn't be understood very well because he had labiochorea, a twitching of his lips that interfered with speech and caused him to stammer.
Involuntary rising and falling movements of the testes: Orchichorea involves a twitching or jerking movement of a male reproductive gland.
A disorder that is a spasmodic tic and similar to chorea: A pseudochorea is a somatoform complaint, or mental disorder, that only resembles chorea.
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