Meanings
- uncountablemedicineA hereditary disorder of the basal ganglia that leads to progressive loss of motor coordination.
Synonyms: Huntington's chorea, Huntingtonism
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA hereditary disorder of the basal ganglia that leads to progressive loss of motor coordination.
More synonyms by meaning
nounhereditary disease; develops in adulthood and ends in dementia
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Named after American physician George Huntington.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech Huntingtonova nemoc, Huntingtonova choroba
- Huntingtonova nemocthe neurological disease
- Huntingtonova chorobathe neurological disease
Finnish Huntingtonin tauti
- Huntingtonin tautithe neurological disease
French maladie de Huntington
- maladie de Huntingtonthe neurological disease
Greek χορεία του Χάντινγκτον
- χορεία του Χάντινγκτον (choreía tou Chántingkton)the neurological disease
Spanish enfermedad de Huntington, corea de Huntington
- enfermedad de Huntingtonthe neurological disease
- corea de Huntingtonthe neurological disease
Cite this entry
Huntington's disease. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Huntington's%20disease
“Huntington's disease.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Huntington's%20disease. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Huntington's disease,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Huntington's%20disease.
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