Marty,
I've long preferred "The Choreal Illini."
:-)
Mark
--chorea (ko'ri:&schwa.). Path. [Short for L. chorea Sancti Viti, St. Vitus's dance; L. chorea, a. Gr. chi-omicron-rho-epsilon-iota-alpha- dance, f. chi-omicron-rho-omicron-sigma-: see CHORUS.] St. Vitus's dance, a name given to the dancing madness (choreomania) which spread in the 15th c. from Germany throughout Europe; an epidemic (probably hysterical) characterized by contortions, convulsions, and dancing. In 17th c. extended to the disease at present known by that name; a convulsive disorder, usually occurring in early life, and characterized by irregular involuntary contractions of the muscles, esp. of the face and arms; also affecting horses. 1686 SYDENHAM Sched. monit. Wks. (1695) 661 In quadam Convulsionis specie quae Chorea Sancti Viti vulgo appellatur. 1704 J. HARRIS Lex. Techn., Chorea Sancti Viti, is a sort of Madness..wherein the Person affected..ran hither and thither dancing to the last gasp, if they were not forcibly hindred. 1806 Med. Jrnl. XV. 125 Mr. Alexander..relates three interesting cases of chorea. 1831 YOUATT Horse vii. (1847) 154 Chorea, this is a convulsive twitching of some muscle or set of muscles. 1846 G. DAY tr. Simon's Anim. Chem. II. 325 A girl aged 13 years, suffering from chorea. Hence cho'real, chore'atic, cho'reic (incorrectly choreaic, choraeic) adjs., pertaining to or symptomatic of chorea, affected with chorea. cho'reiform (incorrectly choreaform) a., resembling the symptoms of chorea. 1861 T. GRAHAM Pract. Med. 598 The choreal have the first active symptoms of cerebral disease. 1806 Med. Jrnl. XV. 125 Deglutition..attended with choreatic gesticulations. 1875 H. WOOD Therap. (1879) 340 Diminishing temporarily the choreic movements. 1878 Rep. Smithsonian Inst. 417 Choreaic twitchings of the left hand. 1882 Ribot's Dis. Memory II. 82 A young woman, aged twenty-six, hysterical and choreic. 1877 ROBERTS Handbk. Med. (ed. 3) I. 231 Choreiform movements.
>Improve your vocabulary. Impress your family. Scare your friends. :-) > >- Marty > > >>********************************************************** >> >>Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 27 is: >> >>terpsichorean \turp-sik-uh-REE-un, turp-suh-KOR-ee-un\ (adjective) >> : of or relating to dancing >> >>Example sentence: >> The audience watched with delight as Stacey glided across the >> stage, performing arabesques, pirouettes, and other >> terpsichorean feats with grace and technical precision. >> >>Did you know? >> In Greek and Roman mythology, Terpsichore was one of the >> nine muses -- those graceful sister-goddesses who presided >> over learning and the arts. Terpsichore was the patron of >> dance and choral song (and later lyric poetry), and in >> artistic representations she is often shown dancing and >> holding a lyre. Her name, which earned an enduring place in >> English through the adjective "terpsichorean," literally >> means "dance-enjoying." >> >> ---------------- >>Brought to you by Merriam-Webster Inc. http://www.m-w.com >> ---------------- > > >Marty Blase -- Webmaster Group, NCSA >mblase@ncsa.uiuc.edu