"St. Vitus' dance" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Because people traditionally prayed to Saint Vitus for heavenly intercession to relieve the burden of the disease. Head templates: {{head|en|noun|head=St. Vitus' dance}} St. Vitus' dance
  1. (medicine, archaic) Any chorea; usually, more specifically:
    Sydenham's chorea.
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  2. (medicine, archaic) Any chorea; usually, more specifically:
    Huntington's chorea.
    Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-St._Vitus'_dance-en-noun-FiKX8SQ1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 46 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 47 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 46 8 Topics: medicine, sciences
  3. (medicine, archaic) Any chorea; usually, more specifically: Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-St._Vitus'_dance-en-noun-SwwuLtqk Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Saint Vitus' dance Translations: دَاء الرَقْص (dāʔ ar-raqṣ) [masculine] (Arabic), tanec svatého Víta [masculine] (Czech), danse de Saint Guy [feminine] (French), Veitstanz [masculine] (German), χορός του Σαν Βίτο (chorós tou San Víto) [masculine] (Greek), ballo di San Vito [masculine] (Italian), пля́ска свято́го Ви́тта (pljáska svjatóvo Vítta) [feminine] (Russian), danssjuka [common-gender] (Swedish)

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