St. Vitus' dance

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Etymology

Because people traditionally prayed to Saint Vitus for heavenly intercession to relieve the burden of the disease.

Noun

St. Vitus' dance

  1. (medicine, archaic) Any chorea; usually, more specifically:
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:St. Vitus' dance.
    1. Sydenham's chorea.
    2. Huntington's chorea.

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