Huntington's disease

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Huntington's disease

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Named after American physician George Huntington.

noun

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

    Similar: Huntington's chorea, Huntingtonism

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noun the neurological disease

Españolenfermedad de Huntington, corea de Huntington
Françaismaladie de Huntington
Ελληνικάχορεία του Χάντινγκτον choreía tou Chántingkton

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@misc{huntington_s_disease_2026,
  title = {Huntington's disease},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/huntington's%20disease},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}