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St. Vitus' dance

St. Vitus' dance noun: any chorea; usually, more specifically.

Noun

St. Vitus' dance

  1. (archaic) Any chorea; usually, more specifically
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  2. (archaic) Sydenham's chorea.
  3. (archaic) Huntington's chorea.

St. Vitus' dance meaning in Arabic

St. Vitus' dance in Arabic

Sydenham's chorea
دَاء الرَقْص dāʔ ar-raqṣ

Forms of St. Vitus' dance

alternative formSaint Vitus' dance

Origin of St. Vitus' dance

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

Questions about St. Vitus' dance

What does St. Vitus' dance mean?
St. Vitus' dance means any chorea; usually, more specifically.
What is St. Vitus' dance in Arabic?
St. Vitus' dance in Arabic is دَاء الرَقْص (dāʔ ar-raqṣ). See St. Vitus' dance meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is St. Vitus' dance?
St. Vitus' dance is a noun.

Words near St. Vitus' dance in the dictionary

  1. St. Valentine's Day
  2. St. Vincent
  3. St. Vincent and the Grenadines
  4. St. Vincent's-St. Stephen's-Peter's River
  5. St. Vith
  6. St. Vitus' dance
  7. St.-Charles
  8. St.-Louis
  9. St.-Petersburg
  10. ST4T
  11. sta

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