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Huntington's disease

Pronunciation: /ˈhʌntɪŋt(ə)nz/

Definition of Huntington's disease

noun

[mass noun]
  • a hereditary disease marked by degeneration of the brain cells and causing chorea and progressive dementia.

Origin:

late 19th century: named after George Huntington (1851–1916), the American neurologist who first described it

Huntington's disease in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Huntington's disease in the US English dictionary