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huntington's disease

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables
hunt-ing-ton's dis-ease
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hereditary disorder of the basal ganglia that leads to progressive loss of motor coordination.

Uncountable

Etymology

Named after American physician George Huntington.

Usage

Phrases

Huntington's disease-like syndrome

Synonyms

Huntington's chorea Huntingtonism

Questions

What does huntington's disease mean?
A hereditary disorder of the basal ganglia that leads to progressive loss of motor coordination.
Where does huntington's disease come from?
Named after American physician George Huntington.

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