choreic

adj, noun — 2 senses

adj

Etymology From chorea + -ic.

Medicine, Pathology, Sciences Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting chorea

noun

Etymology From chorea + -ic.

One who has chorea.

Thus the muscles and postures of Parkinsonians tend to be hard, whereas those of choreics and anti-Parkinsonians tend to be soft[…]1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings:

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