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St. Vitus' dance
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English
Alternative forms
en Saint Vitus' dance
Etymology
Because people traditionally prayed to Saint Vitus for heavenly en intercession to relieve the burden of the disease.
Noun
Saint Vitus' dance,chorea
en noun St. Vitus' dance
en medicine archaic Any en chorea; usually, more specifically:
en
Sydenham's chorea.
Huntington's chorea.
Translations
Sydenham's chorea Sydenham's chorea
Arabic: ar دَاء الرَقْص m
Czech: cs tanec svatého Víta m
French: fr danse de Saint Guy f
German: de Veitstanz m
Greek: el χορός του Σαν Βίτο m
Italian: it ballo di San Vito m
Norwegian:
Nynorsk: nn sanktveitsdans m
Plautdietsch: pdt Feitsdauns m
Russian: ru пля́ска свято́го Ви́тта f
Swedish: sv danssjuka c
en eponyms
en Diseases