HyperDic: saint_vitus_dance

English > 1 sense of the expression Saint Vitus dance:
NOUNstateSaint Vitus dance, Sydenham's chorea, St. Vitus dancechorea occurring chiefly in children and associated with rheumatic fever
English > Saint Vitus dance: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaningchorea occurring chiefly in children and associated with rheumatic fever.
SynonymsSydenham's chorea, St. Vitus dance
BroaderchoreaAny of several degenerative nervous disorders characterized by spasmodic movements of the body and limbs
Spanishcorea de Sydenham, corea simple
Catalancorea de Sydenham, corea simple

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