St. Vitus's dance

[vahy-tuh-siz] /ˈvaɪ tə sɪz/
noun, Pathology
1.
chorea (def 2).
Also, St. Vitus dance
[vahy-tuh s] /ˈvaɪ təs/ (Show IPA), St. Vitus' dance
[vahy-tuh s, -tuh-siz] /ˈvaɪ təs, -tə sɪz/ (Show IPA), Saint Vitus's dance.
Origin
1955-60; named after St. Vitus (3rd century), patron saint of those afflicted with chorea

Saint Vitus's dance

[vahy-tuh-siz] /ˈvaɪ tə sɪz/
noun
1.
St. Vitus's dance.
Also, Saint Vitus' dance.
British Dictionary definitions for St. Vitus's dance

Saint Vitus's dance

/ˈvaɪtəsɪz/
noun
1.
(pathol) a nontechnical name for Sydenham's chorea
Word Origin
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