St. Vitus dance

Definitions of St. Vitus dance
  1. noun
    chorea occurring chiefly in children and associated with rheumatic fever
    synonyms: Saint Vitus dance, Sydenham's chorea
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    chorea
    any of several degenerative nervous disorders characterized by spasmodic movements of the body and limbs
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