Huntington's disease

Huntington's disease
болезнь Хантингтона
нейродегенеративное заболевание, передающееся по наследству

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  • Huntington's disease — Classification and external resources A microscope image of …   Wikipedia

  • Huntington's disease — also Huntington disease n a progressive chorea that is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait, that usu. begins in middle age, that is characterized by choreiform movements and mental deterioration leading to dementia, and that is accompanied… …   Medical dictionary

  • Huntington's disease — ☆ Huntington s disease n. 〚after G. Huntington (1851 1916), U.S. physician〛 a progressive hereditary chorea, accompanied by increasing mental deterioration: sometimes called Huntington s chorea * * * …   Universalium

  • Huntington's disease — ☆ Huntington s disease n. [after G. Huntington (1851 1916), U.S. physician] a progressive hereditary chorea, accompanied by increasing mental deterioration: sometimes called Huntington s chorea …   English World dictionary

  • Huntington's Disease Society of America — is a national non profit organization committed to finding a cure for Huntington s disease. Huntington s disease is an incurable degenerative disease of the nervous system that affects movement, thinking, and some aspects of personality. The… …   Wikipedia

  • Huntington's disease — Huntington s chorea a hereditary disease caused by a defect in a single gene that is inherited as an autosomal dominant characteristic, therefore tending to appear in half of the children of the parents with this condition. Symptoms, which begin… …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • Huntington's disease — noun hereditary disease; develops in adulthood and ends in dementia • Syn: ↑Huntington s chorea • Hypernyms: ↑chorea, ↑autosomal dominant disease, ↑autosomal dominant disorder, ↑monogenic disorder, ↑monogenic disease …   Useful english dictionary

  • Huntington's disease — noun a hereditary disease marked by degeneration of brain cells, causing chorea and progressive dementia. Origin C19: named after the American neurologist George Huntington …   English new terms dictionary

  • Huntington's disease — noun Etymology: George Huntington died 1916 American physician Date: 1892 a chorea usually beginning in middle age that is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait and progresses to dementia called also Huntington s chorea …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • List of Huntington's disease media depictions — Huntington s Disease has been shown in numerous formats, more so as awareness of the condition has increased. Here is a list of references to it in popular culture; Books * Jacqueline Susann s 1966 American novel Valley of the Dolls (night club… …   Wikipedia

  • Huntington's disease — noun the former name of Huntingtons chorea …   Wiktionary


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