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Saint Vitus' dance

(təs)

chorea

Origin: after St. Vitus, 3d-c. patron saint of persons having chorea

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also Saint Vi·tus's dance

noun

Origin:

Origin: After Saint Vitus, third-century A.D. Christian martyr

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