HyperDic: tarantism

English > 1 sense of the word tarantism:
NOUNstatetarantisma nervous disorder characterized by an uncontrollable impulse to dance
English > tarantism: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningA nervous disorder characterized by an uncontrollable impulse to dance; popularly attributed to bite of the southern European tarantula or wolf spider.
BroaderchoreaAny of several degenerative nervous disorders characterized by spasmodic movements of the body and limbs
Spanishtarantismo
Catalantarantisme

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