Choreoathetosis


choreoathetosis cho·re·o·ath·e·to·sis (kôr’ē-ō-āth’ĭ-tō’sĭs)
n.
A condition marked by abnormal movements of the body that have a combined choreic and athetoid pattern.
cho’re·o·ath’e·toid’ (-toid’)
cho’re·o·ath’e·tot’ic (-tŏt’ĭk) adj.

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