Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "chorea" yanayi ne na likitanci wanda ke nuna motsin gaɓoɓi ko tsokar fuska. Wani nau'in matsalar motsi ne wanda zai iya haifar da abubuwa daban-daban, gami da yanayin jijiya, magunguna, ko cututtuka. Kalmar "chorea" ta fito ne daga kalmar Helenanci "choreia," wanda ke nufin "rawa," yana nuna motsi irin na rawa da zai iya faruwa a cikin mutane masu wannan yanayin.