HyperDic: st]_vitus_dance

English > 1 sense of the expression St. Vitus dance:
NOUNstateSt. Vitus dance, Sydenham's chorea, Saint Vitus dancechorea occurring chiefly in children and associated with rheumatic fever
English > St. Vitus dance: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaningchorea occurring chiefly in children and associated with rheumatic fever.
SynonymsSydenham's chorea, Saint 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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