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单词 saint vitus's dance
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
Saint′ Vitus's dance  (vītə siz).USA pronunciation 
  1. PathologySee St. Vitus's dance. 
Also, Saint′ Vitus' dance. 
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
St. Vi•tus's dance  (vītə siz),USA pronunciation [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologychorea (def. 2).
Also, St. Vi•tus dance (vītəs),USA pronunciation St. Vi•tus' dance  (vītəs, -tə siz),USA pronunciation Saint Vitus's dance. 
  • named after St. Vitus (3rd century), patron saint of those afflicted with chorea 1955–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Saint Vitus's dance /ˈvaɪtəsɪz/ n
usually abbreviated to: St Vitus's dance
  1. a nontechnical name for Sydenham's chorea
Etymology: 17th Century: 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
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