huntington's disease

1. 1.

   hereditary disease; develops in adulthood and ends in dementia

   SynonymsHuntington's chorea

   Broaderchoreaautosomal dominant diseasemonogenic disorder

Questions about huntington's disease

What does huntington's disease mean?

huntington's disease means "hereditary disease; develops in adulthood and ends in dementia".

What is another word for huntington's disease?

Close synonyms include Huntington's chorea. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.