Clinical Diagnosis · Nervous System · Medium
Chorea
Meaning: Brief, irregular, flowing involuntary movements that flit from one body part to another.
In practice: Huntington's disease and Sydenham's post-streptococcal illness both produce these dance-like movements.
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Which word means: Abnormal constriction of the pupil.
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Answer: Hemiplegia
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