St. Vitus's dance

or St. Vi·tus dance St. Vi·tus' dance Saint Vi·tus's dance

[ vahy-tuh-siz ]
/ ˈvaɪ tə sɪz /

noun Pathology.

chorea(def 2).

Origin of St. Vitus's dance

First recorded in 1955–60; named after St. Vitus (3rd century), patron saint of those afflicted with chorea

Definition for st. vitus's dance (2 of 2)

Saint Vitus's dance

or Saint Vi·tus' dance

[ vahy-tuh-siz ]
/ ˈvaɪ tə sɪz /

noun

St. Vitus's dance.

British Dictionary definitions for st. vitus's dance

Saint Vitus's dance
/ (ˈvaɪtəsɪz) /

noun usually abbreviated to: St Vitus's dance

pathol a nontechnical name for Sydenham's chorea

Word Origin for Saint Vitus's dance

C17: so called because sufferers traditionally prayed to Saint Vitus (3rd-century child martyr) for relief and were said to be cured by a visit to his shrine