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- chordee/ˈkɔːdiː/A congenital condition in males where the penis curves downward or upward due to abnormal development of the tissue (corpora cavernosa).nounVery low (specialist medical term)
- chording/ˈkɔː.dɪŋ/The act or technique of playing multiple notes simultaneously on a musical instrument, typically to form a harmony.nounRare
- chordophone/ˈkɔːdəfəʊn/A musical instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings stretched between two points.nounC2 / Very Rare
- chordotomy/kɔːˈdɒtəmi/A surgical procedure that cuts through a bundle of nerve fibers in the spinal cord to relieve severe, chronic pain.nounVery Low
- chore/tʃɔː(r)/A routine, often tedious task, especially one done as part of running a household.nounB1
- chorea/kɒˈrɪə/A neurological disorder characterized by brief, irregular, uncontrollable jerky movements of the limbs, face, or other body parts.nounLow (Technical/Medical)
- choregus/kɒˈriːɡəs/In ancient Greece, a wealthy citizen who financed and supervised the training and production of a chorus for a dramatic performance.nounExtremely rare
- choreman/ˈtʃɔːmən/A man employed to do minor routine tasks and odd jobs.nounLow Frequency / Obsolete
- choreodrama/ˌkɒrɪəʊˈdrɑːmə/A theatrical work that combines dance (choreography) with dramatic narrative or storytelling.nounVery Low
- choreograph/ˈkɒr.i.ə.ɡrɑːf/To design, plan, and arrange the sequence of movements, especially for a dance or ballet performance.verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
- choreographer/ˌkɒr.iˈɒɡ.rə.fər/A person whose profession is to design and arrange the sequences of movements, steps, and patterns in a dance performance or, by extension, in certain stage or film sequences.nounC1
- choreography/ˌkɒr.iˈɒɡ.rə.fi/The art or practice of designing sequences of movements for dance performances.nounC1
- choreology/ˌkɒrɪˈɒlədʒi/The systematic study and notation of dance movement, particularly through Labanotation.nounC2 (Very Rare/Highly Specialized)
- choreutics/kɒˈruːtɪks/The study or analysis of the spatial patterns and pathways formed by dancers' movements.nounVery rare
- choriamb/ˈkɒr.i.æmb/A metrical foot in poetry consisting of four syllables in the pattern long–short–short–long (‒ ‿ ‿ ‒) or stressed–unstressed–unstressed–stressed.nounC2
- choriambus/ˌkɒrɪˈambəs/A metrical foot in poetry consisting of four syllables in the pattern long–short–short–long (— ∪ ∪ —) or stressed–unstressed–unstressed–stressed.nounVery low
- chorine/ˈkɔːriːn/A female dancer or singer in the chorus line of a musical show, especially in the early to mid-20th century.nounLow / Rare
- chorioallantois/ˌkɔːrɪəʊəˈlæntəʊɪs/An extraembryonic membrane formed in birds, reptiles, and some mammals by the fusion of the chorion and the allantois, serving important functions in respiration and waste removal.nounVery Low Frequency
- choriocarcinoma/ˌkɔːrɪəʊˌkɑːsɪˈnəʊmə/A highly malignant form of cancer arising from the trophoblast cells of the placenta.nounVery rare in general use; low to medium frequency within medical/oncology contexts.
- chorioma/ˌkɔːriˈəʊmə/A tumor derived from chorionic tissue, typically found in the uterus.nounVery Rare/Medical
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