Saint Vitus's dance

or Saint Vi·tus' dance

[ vahy-tuh-siz ]

noun

St. Vitus's dance.

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British Dictionary definitions for Saint Vitus's dance

Saint Vitus's dance

/ (ˈvaɪtəsɪz) /

nounusually abbreviated to: St Vitus's dance

pathol a nontechnical name for Sydenham's chorea

Origin of Saint Vitus's dance

C17: so called because sufferers traditionally prayed to Saint Vitus (3rd-century child martyr) for relief and were said to be cured by a visit to his shrine

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