St. Vitus's dance
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St. Vitus's Dance — Although Thomas Sydenham (1624 1689), a prominent English physician, conducted studies of a nervous disease causing spasmodic movements of the face or limbs, the better known name of Sydenham s chorea is St. Vitus s dance. St. Vitus s dance, a … Dictionary of eponyms
St. Vitus's dance — /vuy teuh siz/, Pathol. chorea (def. 2). Also, St. Vitus dance /vuy teuhs/, St. Vitus dance /vuy teuhs, teuh siz/, Saint Vitus s dance. [1955 60; named after St. Vitus (3rd century), patron saint of those afflicted with chorea] … Useful english dictionary
St Vitus's dance — n. = Sydenham s chorea (see CHOREA). * * * St Vitus s dance noun A non technical name for ↑Sydenham s chorea • • • Main Entry: ↑saint * * * St Vitus s dance 7 [St Vitus s dance] [snt ˌvaɪtəsɪz ˈdɑːns] … Useful english dictionary
saint vitus's dance — ˈvīd.əs(ə̇z) , ˈvītəs(ə̇z) noun Usage: usually capitalized S&V Etymology: after St. Vitus, 3d century Christian child martyr who was invoked by sufferers from chorea : chorea * * * /vuy teuh siz/. See St. Vitus s dance. Also, Saint Vitus dance … Useful english dictionary
Saint Vitus's dance — /vuy teuh siz/. See St. Vitus s dance. Also, Saint Vitus dance. * * * … Universalium
Saint Vitus's dance — Saint Saint (s[=a]nt), n. [F., fr. L. sanctus sacred, properly p. p. of sancire to render sacred by a religious act, to appoint as sacred; akin to sacer sacred. Cf. {Sacred}, {Sanctity}, {Sanctum}, {Sanctus}.] 1. A person sanctified; a holy or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
St. Vitus's dance — St. Vi•tus s dance [[t]ˈvaɪ tə sɪz[/t]] also St. Vi•tus dance [[t]ˈvaɪ təs[/t]] St. Vi•tus dance [[t]ˈvaɪ təs, tə sɪz[/t]] n. pat chorea 2) • Etymology: 1620–30; after St. Vitus (3rd cent.), patron saint of those afflicted with chorea … From formal English to slang
Saint Vitus's dance — noun see Saint Vitus dance … New Collegiate Dictionary
St Vitus's dance — [ vʌɪtəsɪz] noun old fashioned term for Sydenham s chorea. Origin so named because a visit to the shrine of the Christian martyr St Vitus was believed to alleviate the disease … English new terms dictionary
Saint Vitus's dance — Saint Vi′tus s (or Vi′tus ) dance′ [[t]ˈvaɪ tə sɪz[/t]] n. pat chorea 2) … From formal English to slang
