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Sydenham's Chorea

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Noun

1. saint vitus dance, st. vitus dance, sydenham's chorea

chorea occurring chiefly in children and associated with rheumatic fever

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sydenham's Chorea

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noun
a form of chorea affecting children, often associated with rheumatic fever
. Nontechnical name: Saint Vitus's dance

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Sydenham's Chorea

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n.
A nervous disorder occurring chiefly in childhood or during pregnancy, closely associated with rheumatic fever, and characterized by rapid, jerky, involuntary movements of the body. Also called Saint Vitus' dance.

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